3-5 point 5-4 approach, tenuki variations

  Difficulty: Expert   Keywords: Joseki
[Diagram]
White's tenuki  

When Black plays the low black+circle stone, it is a well-known plan in pro games for White to ignore it and play elsewhere.

Black's next play here will be at or near a or b, depending on the importance of the sides. Of course if Black b and White a, White hasn't suffered much damage.

[Diagram]
Tenuki twice  

White might in fact wait until Black has played both black+circle stones before reacting. Coming out with the diagonal jump W1 is a classic idea for light play here, as used by Shuho, Shusai, Sekiyama Riichi, Go Seigen.

[Diagram]
Not in pro games  

On the other hand one doesn't see White play tenuki after black+circle, in pro play.

The double hane of B1 and B3 is just too good - White may never recover from this loss of good shape and influence.

[Diagram]
Tewari  

Here is a tewari analysis of the previous diagram. Starting from a black small low enclosure, W1 is not the most usual, but also not abnormal. B2 is a standard answer, but for white to next exchange W3 for B4 is a big loss, making her stone heavy and allowing black excellent shape with B4 while white's own position is hardly helped.[1]

[Diagram]
Known for Black to pincer  

There are some pro games in which B1 is played as a pincer, as shown, or at one of the marked points. The sequence from W2 to W10 and then Black a is standard. After that White must handle two weak groups in a cross-cut fight.

See also bending back.

Charles Matthews, Andre Engels


[1]

[Diagram]
A normal sequence  

White's ordinary moves in this situation are W3 and W5.


3-5 point 5-4 approach, tenuki variations last edited by MrTenuki on September 30, 2011 - 21:53
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