3555 enclosure

3555 enclosure  

Played to develop a 3-5 point on the left side, or to begin enclosing from the 5-5 point. Normally Black a comes next, for a pillbox. The play at b to make a 355563 enclosure is also a pro move: see pillbox history for more.

approach  

The position allows white several approach moves. The most usual one is here, allowing white to establish a small group on the upper side.

invasion  

White can also invade at . After , white switches elsewhere again, leaving the posibility of for later. After this, white will probably live in the corner, although it might still require creativity and/or Go skills to do so. A third possibility would be white a.

3555 enclosure opening  

Not common: played in a 1946 Oteai game by Kajiwara Takeo against Fujisawa Kuranosuke. In that game White allowed Black a for a ryojimari game.