3-4 point low approach from the wrong direction

  Difficulty: Expert   Keywords: Joseki
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'From the wrong direction'

W1 is considered a kakari 'from the wrong direction' because it does not prevent an enclosure. It is in practice only played when there is already a move like BC on the left side.

The most common answers are the squared points, the main alternatives are the circles.


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shimari

B2 accepts the invitation to make an enclosure. After W3, the joseki is finished. If White already has a stone at or around a, W3 is played at b.


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Diagonal

B2 puts more pressure on White. W3 is one possible answer. After that, Black must choose between peace and war. B4 is the peaceful answer, and white creates a living group. The alternative is B4 at W5, but my data are insufficient to specify what would be joseki after that.

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Push up (11 at a, 12 at b)

More common is the push up at W3. There are various possible answers. Here is one follow-up. Other possibilities for B4 are a, b and B8.

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Extension

A third possibility for White is the extension at W3. Black can continue with B4, but White often plays tenuki after this, considering W1 a light stone.


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