Honte Lib 4

Double kakari joseki  

When double kakari is played, the moves up to are joseki and the normal continuation. Where should Black play now?

Follow-up: honte  

According to a book by Otake, here is honte, while immediately at a to attack is an overplay allowing White to play at . After White can play at a but Black then has a chance to take the shape point at b.

Double kakari joseki, no pincer  

In the absence of a black pincer stone the same corner sequence is the joseki, almost the invariable continuation.

Follow-up  

In this case, is the pro play. When is used to jump out, Black plays and and can then attack with a or b.

Therefore to call the immediate attack an overplay, in the presence of the pincer, requires a comment: that it neglects the pincer stone, rather than being a flawed attack.

Charles Matthews