Small Chinese Fuseki

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The Small Chinese Fuseki (also called the mini-chinese Fuseki) is the pattern of B1, B5 and B7 in the diagram below. B5 may also be a play at a against a White komoku at b. The placement of B3 may vary (the 4-4 point is very common), and W6 is sometimes played one line higher.

[Diagram]

Mini-chinese

The relationship between B1 and B7 is the same as in the Chinese Fuseki and gives the fuseki its name. Black intends to use the same strategies as the regular Chinese against a white play around c.

Obviously White can prevent the formation of the Small Chinese by playing a pincer against B5. (See Preferring to pincer.) Equally White can play 6 at c. An important difference between the pincer and the play at c is who gets to take the initiative in the upper left corner (see BQM 31 / Modern Double Kakari). White should make her choice based on which type of game she prefers.

Charles Matthews looks at the Small Chinese in chapter 6, "Adding Asymmetry", of his [ext] series at Mindzine (now [ext] here ).


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