4-4 point diagonal attachment, large low corner enclosure

Difficulty: Intermediate

In the 4-4 point diagonal attachment joseki, it is not recommended to play the 4-4 point large low enclosure at . Note that playing at a to form the 4-4 point low enclosure is already not recommended because the resultant position is low. Playing here results in a position that is not only low, but also thin. In most cases, Black should play the one space jump at b instead.

Just as with the 4-4 point diagonal attachment, low corner enclosure, White can play the attachment at followed by entering the 3-3 point with . Either or may consider playing at a.

If White is strong outside, then can also enter the 3-3 point directly. If has to block, then black+circle is overconcentrated.

Assuming that White has strong white+circle stones outside, then White can even consider attaching at .

Black's territory is all gone, and Black is almost left baseless.

The result is similar. The aji at or around a is really bad.

Slarty: What if Black plays here to defend the connection? I can't tell whether is the correct point.

4-4 point diagonal attachment, large low corner enclosure last edited by Slarty on July 23, 2014 - 03:48