4-4 Point 3-3 Invasion 3 Stone Hane, Hane

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The 4-4 Point 3-3 Invasion, Three-Stone Hane, Hane is the most common continuation of the three-stone hane shape.

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Moves are listed by frequency in professional games^[1], which is sensitive to whole-board position. Bolded moves are commonly considered joseki.

a, 4-4 Point 3-3 Invasion, 3-Stone Hane, Hane, Cut - (common) (intermediate) (AI favorite)
b, 4-4 Point 3-3 Invasion, 3-Stone Hane, Hane, Double Hane? - (situational) (requires ladder) (AI favorite)

The path continues along the following pages:

Cut (~78%)^[1]
Simple Capture (~18%)	Switch Sides (~45%)	Fighting A (14%)	Fighting B (~8%)

The double hane is played ~21% of the time in professional games^[1].

Using the inside and outside hane, Black locks white into the corner from both sides.

If Black doesn't mind giving up the top, he can go all out for the left side by playing in the previous diagram at here.

[1] ~30,000 professional games downloaded from KifuDepot? from 2018-2022 were used to compute the frequency of moves using the q5go pattern search engine.

4-4 Point 3-3 Invasion 3 Stone Hane, Hane last edited by hnishy on March 1, 2023 - 02:33