BQM 493

shoulder hit  

I thought that the two main alternatives are a and b but none of them really seems to punish since b pushes w along the fourth line (isn't that bad?) and a just seems to take 3rd line territory in exchange for a white wall on the 4th line

corner  

3-4 exchange seems forced, since I don't think continuing to push would be a good idea... and this exchange doesn't quite seem to punish w's shoulder hit

corner  

I see some trouble for b if he tries to resist...

corner  

And couldn't W just tenuki after leaving the shoulder hit as a forcing move and treat it lightly (and maybe use it later)?

corner  

can cross-cut. No way White can get a good result here.

Looks to me like should be at . ~srn347

unkx80: Probably. Then at , the result don't seem too good for White either.

corner  

If tenuki, can either tenuki or play the hane at . This is a pretty solid corner with definite territory.

Andy: looks a little slack here though, so maybe tenuki is better?

corner  

Actually the above is a transposition of the 3-4 point corner enclosure with the and exchange. This exchange is rarely good for White.

wall  

Doesn't the effectiveness depend on whether White has support around the star point?

corner  

If Black plays for the side with , is playable? Yes, it induces a shoulder hit, but White might get a big corner, and Black might need to protect against cuts.