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Noseki 1
Dieter: To my knowledge, most amateurs will invite easy joseki by playing a or b. Players with a sense of whole board thinking will sometimes shift to the low move at c. More adventurous players will pincer at d, e or f, with decreasing popularity, either led by whole board thinking or by lust for battle.
Anyone who witnessed a pro game in his Go life will rarely or never play
Let's imagine the well known continuation despite the "wrong" first move. How much worse is this result than if Black's stone were at a and why ? Myself, as a 2d, I think Black's development at the right side would be faster and equally safe with a but I can't express it in points. In a sly mood, I could play this move to have the other player think he's leading by a lot so that he will start playing slack moves later.
This surprising cut is only one of the many variations one can think of. Black 11 is at a and White captures in a ladder at b. However, this ladder may not work and Black's noseki is a success. This is a copy of the living page "Noseki 1" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |