Basic Instinct in Joseki 1

    Keywords: Joseki
[Diagram]

Basic instinct

Dieter: in a recent game of mine, playing Black, White played W2, which is considered a joseki. In the analysis, we both agreed that Black should now extend along the left side, which was open except for a white stone at 4-4.

However, I decided to follow basic instinct:

[Diagram]

The ladder and the cut.

Pushing at B1 is basic instinct. The ladder worked. However, White can cut at W8 and W10. I didn't mind so much about the cut, because White wasn't alive yet, so I'm sort of playing on both sides.

[Diagram]

The pros and the amas

In the analysis and with hindsight of the game, we agreed this was bad for Black. However, I found a pro game on gobase which goes exactly like this which means at least one pro thought this result was playable for Black.

[Diagram]

The amateurs continue

W2 was an agressive play. Black locked up White but the latter lives with territory at W6. Now the question in the analysis remained whether Black a was urgent or slow. In any case Black is not completely connected even after a and White then has territory and sente.

[Diagram]

The pros continue

This was the pro continuation. It makes me think that the corner and the side are kind of miai. So perhaps ...

[Diagram]

Miai ?

... Black should have taken the corner instead of locking white up.

Incidentally, the Black pro lost the game.


This is a copy of the living page "Basic Instinct in Joseki 1" at Sensei's Library.
(OC) 2012 the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0.
[Welcome to Sensei's Library!]
StartingPoints
ReferenceSection
About