Nadare Joseki
The Nadare joseki is one of the most famous joseki. The Japanese word nadare means 'avalanche', referring to the typical shape (the similarity will be clearer if you watch the diagram up-side-down). There exist several variants, of which the Onadare (large nadare joseki) can grow quite complex.
This much-played variation is known as the Onadare, which means 'large avalanche'. It starts a number of complicated variations. See LargeAvalanche for these. If either player wants to avoid these complications, White can play at a or play tenuki (move elsewhere) with , or Black can play at a or b with
. These are described in LargeAvalancheSimpleVariations.
is advisable for those players who are not comfortable with their knowledge of the nadare. Black steers the joseki to a simple variation without giving in in any way - the result is equal. See NadareConnection.
With , Black starts the ko-nadare ('Small avalanche') The moves upto
are forced; after this White can play a or b, but b depends on a ladder. See SmallNadare for the continuations.
The next variant of the nadare is when Black plays the double hane of in this diagram. Traditionally, the answer to this move has been a, after which usually Black will try to get influence down the left side, but nowadays the white extension at b is gaining popularity. For the double hane variation, see NadareDoubleHane.
is similar to black a in that it is peaceful and takes territory. For this variation, see Nadare descent
-- AndreEngels