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is the The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything
but apparently not joseki. How to answer correctly?
Bill: This looks good for White. Playing more strongly as Black, for instance, at a, seems problematic because of the weakness around
.
Another odd response to the 3-3 invasion.
This happened in a blind go game with a much weaker opponent. For some reason, the 2-2 ended up living. I'm sure this is not joseki, or even reasonable. I've played through a few results, but I'd like some advice from some stronger players.
what result should either side expect?
Charles White can get a good result without trying hard to capture .
For example, if here then the exchange
/
is very bad for Black (see small gap). Even if Black lives
will be useless.
So it should be ,
here, I guess. Now Black chooses a side to block, but has some difficulty making convincing shape. Maybe now Black a, White b.
On the other hand, perhaps White should treat as an out-and-out mistake.
Bill: As White I would not worry about living. It can't live big. ;-)
With and
Black threatens to save
. If
at
, Black can play the two step hane with
- Wa, Bb.
If at
,
.
is big.