3-4 point Josekis

    Keywords: Opening, Joseki, Index page

This gives an overview of 3-4 point Josekis that have a page (or several pages) on Sensei's Library.

For each joseki, here or at the linked page a standard sequence is given (this is one of the more common ones, but need not be the absolutely most common one), and an overview of pages dealing with that joseki and its variations.

Black may get to play another stone in this corner before white does. See 3-4 point enclosure josekis.

Table of contents Table of diagrams
Low approach
High approach
distant low approach
distant high approach
Distant very high approach
Distant high approach
Low approach
Very distant high approach


Low approach

[Diagram]

Low approach

B2 at


High approach

[Diagram]

High approach

B2 at


Distant low approach

[Diagram]

distant low approach

B2 at


Distant high approach

[Diagram]

distant high approach

B2 at


Distant very high approach

[Diagram]

Distant very high approach



Approach 'from the wrong side'

Distant high approach from the wrong direction

[Diagram]

Distant high approach


Low approach from the wrong direction

[Diagram]

Low approach



Very distant high approach

[Diagram]

Very distant high approach


Could maybe some strong player add a statement when the different approaches are appropriate? I read somewhere that the distant approaches are good when a pincer in answer to a normal low or high approach would be even better than the distant approach. but what's the big difference between low and high approach? There are so many Joseki for these moves I can't see any tendency in the results. I can't believe this is just a 100% matter-of-taste-decision. Basti

Jesse: Basti, please take a look at 3-4 approach, high or low.


This is a copy of the living page "3-4 point Josekis" at Sensei's Library.
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