Systematic Joseki 4-4 3-6
Difficulty: Beginner Keywords: Joseki
Summary - Joseki - Hoshi Keima
What does White play here? after a tenuki?
, the low approach to Hoshi is the standard move. It can be played on either side. It is a territorial move which unlike other approaches doesn't result in a local loss.
Moves explained
Joseki
- a, low extension.
- b, high extension.
- c, one-point low pincer.
- d, one-point high pincer, a comfortable and simple way of controlling White as there're only two common replies (joseki) at 3-3, which leads to White staying low on the right and Black having a very strong wall or a one point jump to 5-6 when the previous would be disastrous.
- e, attach.
- f?, large low extension.
- h?, two-space high pincer.
- j?, three-space low pincer.
- l, kosumi, is considered a "handicap joseki" and is usually played when there's a Black stone around k.
- n?, footsweep.
- Tenuki? is extreamly common and is joseki as well.
Common non joseki moves
- p?
- Diagonal at m?, o?, and the three-space high pincer at k? are special strategy.
- g?, the two-space low pincer, is usually bad for Black.
- q?, the zero space pincer.