3483 enclosure

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3483 enclosure

If White wants to play here, at a looks to be a good idea (compared to b, anyway: see 3-4 point low approach two-space low pincer tenuki for that). The reason is that according to the missing pincer page, the black stone on the side won't be as well placed.

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Trying tenuki

This occurred (with White 3 tenuki) in a 1942 Oteai game Sekiyama Riichi-Takagawa Kaku; giving us therefore by transposition a missing pincer tenuki variation.

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White struggles

White had trouble making sabaki here (Black a, White b, Black c followed). This was Sekiyama at the height of his powers.

Compare staircase sabaki technique.

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A third try

White could also try invading at W1 (see this position at 3-4 point distant low approach, one-space low pincer, tenuki). This has been tried by Qian Yuping.



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A fourth try

This position can also be recognised, from 3-4 point distant high approach, one-space low pincer, tenuki.

Charles Matthews


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