3-4 point low approach three-space low pincer

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Three-space low pincer

This pincer has a very distinguished history, from Dosaku onwards, and is still very much in use today.

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White's common replies

White's most common replies are: tenuki, jump out at a, counter-pincer at b, and taisha at c.

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White's other replies

Other replies frequently seen are d to h, and i as part of an overall plan. White e tries to avoid the counter-atari line after White f, but can lead to complex variations when Black answers at f.

White's slide to s was fashionable for a while in the 1980s.

Charles Matthews


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