Three star points, contact invasion
Q: Jion: Hello, don't know where I should ask this or find this; I tried searching for it but found nothing. Please edit/move this if it makes things easier. Just wondering if it is always possible to live with an invasion at a in this situation? I realize that invading immediately would probably be helping Black, but can anyone give me some ideas for a joseki sequence? Thanks in advance.
Note: The three stars (star points, hoshi) formation is the major example of san-ren-sei.
Dieter: (copied the above from QuickQuestions)
Notice that this is also a standard method for approaching a hoshi stone with a 4473Enclosure where is a little more cramped by the presence of
.
Charles: There are good reasons why this is 'rare': no joseki.
Probably the most interesting way for White is this. Of course there is a ladder to consider now. This might be played in a high-handicap game.
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A little heavy
If instead and
, White's group is somewhat heavy. Black can expect to make territory, in the left corner by attacking, and on the right.