HermanHiddema/Joseki Table

Table of contents 4-4 point josekis Low approach Extensions Low pincers High pincers Other Other approaches 3-4 point josekis Low approach Extensions Low pincers High pincer Contact moves High approach Other approaches 3-3 point Josekis 3-5 point Josekis 4-5 point Josekis

Here is a table of joseki, organized by initial corner play, approach move and response.

4-4 point josekis

The 4-4 point is currently the most popular play in an open corner, followed closely by the 4-3 point. Together, these points account for over 90% of first plays in an open corner.

Low approach

The low approach to a 4-4 point is far and away the most popular approach move, far more popular than all others combined, in fact. Any other approach is generally seen as requiring "special circumstances".

Extensions

Extending is the most popular way to respond to an approach.

low extension

high extension

large low extension

Low pincers

One-space low pincer

Two-space low pincer

Three-space low pincer

High pincers

One-space high pincer

Two-space high pincer

Three-space high pincer

Other

Diagonal attachment

Attachment on top

Knight's move block

The 12 starting points for joseki given in the tables above cover the 12 most popular responses to the low approach. Other responses are possible, of course, including tenuki. For a full list of all the options, see 4-4 point low approach.

Other approaches

Other approaches to a 4-4 stone are very rare, and only played under special circumstances.

high approach

3-3 point invasion

Distant approaches (click a or b)

3-4 point josekis

Low approach

Low approach (covered in Ishida volume 1)

Extensions

Diagonal

Keima

Two space extension

Low pincers

One-space low pincer

Two-space low pincer

Three-space low pincer

High pincer

One-space high pincer

Two-space high pincer

Three-space high pincer

Contact moves

Diagonal attachment

Attachment on top

High approach

High approach (covered in Ishida volume 2):

• • Inside Contact
    • Nadare Joseki
      • Large Avalanche
  • Outside Contact
  • Keima
  • Low extension
  • Large low extension
  • One-space low pincer
  • One-space high pincer
  • Two-space high pincer
    • One-point jump
    • Keima
    • Ogeima
    • Outside attachment
    • Inside attachment (not joseki)
  • Three-space high pincer

BQM22, BQM25, BQM34, BQM77.

Other approaches

• Distant low (large knight, ogeima) approach
• Distant high approach
• Distant very high approach
• 3-4 point approach from the wrong direction

3-3 point Josekis

(covered in Ishida volume 3)

• Shoulder hit
• Low approach
• High approach
• Distant low approach
• Distant high approach

BQM15, BQM23, BQM58, BQM 87.

3-5 point Josekis

(covered in Ishida volume 2)

• low approach to 3-5 point
  • Press
  • One-space low pincer
  • Taisha joseki (BQM13, BQM27)
    • Taisha solid connection
    • Ways to avoid the taisha
  • Two-space low pincer
  • Two-space high pincer
  • Three-space low pincer
  • Three-space high pincer
• 3-5 point 3-3 approach
• 3-5 point high approach, i.e. 3-5 point 5-4 approach.
• 3-5 point distant low approach, i.e. 3-5 point 5-3 approach
• 3-5 point very high approach, i.e. 3-5 point 5-5 approach

BQM24

4-5 point Josekis

(covered in Ishida volume 3)

• 3-4 approach
• 3-3 approach
• Manchurian Fuseki/Discussion
• BQM16