3-5 point low approach, press

Difficulty: Intermediate Keywords: Joseki

The press of aims to push White on the low side while creating a wall. After and takes some territory on the left side, Black can play in the vicinity of a to build up a framework or continue at b or c to start a pushing battle.

There are some variations possible here. Black can jump with ^[1]. White has an option of not jumping with (see 3-5 point low approach, press, tenuki variations).

Instead of 2, white can play also at 3-4. Its move proposed by AI(i have never seen it played by pros before AI revolution).It probably needs ladder. Instead of 4, white can also play one line lower (keima). AI like it better than usual move in many cases.

Up to in the previous diagram is a joseki. However, Black can also choose to continue to push at to continue building the wall. When makes a double hane, Black takes the opportunity to take profit at and in sente, using the weakness at a, which is why W10 cannot be played at b.

Instead of in this diagram, black can play at to start a complicated fight; see below

The attachment at is also sente, then Black ataris at and extends at . Up to , Black has created a very big wall. A noteworthy difference from the previous joseki is that it is White's turn now.

If White does not like to be kept on the third line, then and might want to cut through. See press for more discussions on this topic.

and here start a complicated fight. This is just one possible continuation; white could also play at a or b instead.

Black can us his stones on the edge as sacrifice (starting with a). This is seen in games of Kato Masao and Cho Hunhyun.

After , white must live in the corner. at a, followed by at W10 , starts a capturing race which black wins. (There are lots of variations to explore, with some good tesuji problems!)

(...and the fighting continues...)

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Another joseki:

Black 11 is expected to extend, probably to the circled point.

There are some other choices for .