Honte Lib 4

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Double kakari joseki

When W1 double kakari is played, the moves up to W7 are joseki and the normal continuation. Where should Black play now?

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Follow-up: honte

According to a book by Otake, B1 here is honte, while B1 immediately at a to attack WC is an overplay allowing White to play at B1. After B3 White can play at a but Black then has a chance to take the shape point at b.


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Double kakari joseki, no pincer

In the absence of a black pincer stone the same corner sequence is the joseki, almost the invariable continuation.

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Follow-up

In this case, B1 is the pro play. When W2 is used to jump out, Black plays B3 and B5 and can then attack with a or b.



Therefore to call the immediate attack an overplay, in the presence of the pincer, requires a comment: that it neglects the pincer stone, rather than being a flawed attack.

Charles Matthews

Bill: In fact, you might call it an underplay. ;-) Hmmm. Did Otake actually say, uchisugi, or did the translator just go for a familiar term?
Charles Japanese book Honte Shinan from 2001, and I puzzled out uchisugi from the kanji.
Bill: Ah so desu ka? :-) Thanks, Charles.
Sinprejic: at BQM48 there is some discussion of another tactic... playing back at 3-3 and then cutting

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