4-4 point one-space low pincer invasion, block

Basic joseki  

Black blocks at if he has a stone near (however, see also: 44PointOneSpaceLowPincerNoSupportStone?). Up to we see a typical joseki: Black makes a wall facing the left side, while White gets eyespace and a small amount of territory in the corner. If the marked stone is not present, this variation is bad for Black. White then plays in this region herself, and thus effectively reduces the influence of the black wall. The connection -- is rather thin, but for White to attack it at once would do more harm than good.

Extension  

With the combination of and , White aims at the cut at . Black most usually defends this cut indirectly - either by strengthening his position on the upper side, or by closing off the left side like he does here. If White cuts with (often she will wait a while before doing so), he accepts the challenge with (pushing White along the fourth line with is not good^[1]). The moves to White 11 (at a) are one possible continuation.

The old joseki  

The old joseki, which is still played, was for Black to defend the cut directly with . The disadvantage of this move is that it leaves the large move of as aji. If Black blocks with at , White has a lot of aji here which might be used to invade Black's left-side moyo. But if Black draws back to instead, White can make a rather large reduction of his territory in sente. Instead of , white could also play at .

Slightly out of style  

is another joseki move, but not played as often as the previous two. The sequence to is forced, after that Black can choose to build thickness with a or fight immediately with b. a is most common.

Note that cuts the side Black doesn't want. Having to cut at is the wrong place to cut, see tewari example 7 for an explanation.

The Suzuki-Kitani Small Joseki Dictionary says that this joseki is good for Black.

Influence (6 connects)  

The and exchange is optional and only made in about half of pro games.

Disaster for Black 2 (4 at 1)  

In this line Black dies and the game is over. Instead the best Black can hope for (if they play on the outside) is ko:

Picnic ko for White  

If Black decides to fight:

A favorable fight  

If Black plays , he should not forget the important exchange of for . After , White is floating in the center, while Black is both strong and in a position to make territory on both sides. If White does not answer in the corner, Black can get a ko.

Not afraid  

Black should not be afraid of this . Black can maintain his connection to the outside world, while White still has to come back in the corner.

Tirno?: Kogo's Joseki dictionary shows the following sequence and says White is better. I imagine Black should have additional support to play this way. Black b instead of 7 may also be possible.

Good for white?  

The Black stones on the left make inefficient shape. The circled stone on the star point ends up making inferior shape and looking submissive; White retains significant aji below in addition to the endgame at a. Black's stones on top are low. Although White's center is floating and can later be attacked, the stones are light, flexible, and efficient.

AI variation  

AI variation.