Shusaku fuseki
Although it had been played two or three times before, the Shusaku Fuseki rightly bears Shusaku's name, because he played it often and developed it into a basic fuseki strategy.
The Shusaku Fuseki is characterized by white playing and
as kakari and allowing black a third corner with
, instead of taking a second corner for himself. This was common in the era before komi because playing a parallel fuseki that allowed black a shimari was seen as giving black too easy of a game.
After , White generally follows with either a move near 'b' to limit black on top and discourage a black pincer, or by approaching the remaining open corner with 'c'.
The popularity of this opening pattern waned after the introduction of komi, since White was not as pressed to play aggressively. In fact , the Shusaku kosumi, was now viewed as too slow of a play by Black, since it is said to only secure an advantage of about 3 or 4 points.
In more recent times, variations on the fuseki have been played more and more often, with the early kakari having regained popularity with Chinese and Korean players. It is now much more common however to see as a hoshi instead of the traditional komoku.
Authors: Andre Engels, Bill Spight, Warp
WME: Mef