Widest Path / 1970 to 1974

• - 240 games; Black wins 50.8%, White wins 48.3%
• - 75 games; Black 50.6%, White 48.0%
• - 28 games; Black 46.4%, White 50.0% Black 3 is the most popular choice in this position but opposing komoku at a is a close alternative (regulation fuseki) with 25 appearances.
• - 8 games; Black 50.0%, White 50.0% No less than 6 alternatives were employed by White at this point in the 28 games featuring the position after Black 3. The next most popular choice was a white play at 5 which appeared 6 times.
• - 7 games; Black 42.8%, White 57.1%
• - 7 games; Black 42.8%, White 57.1% The high approach move appeared in the 1965-69 period 8 times but played almost exclusively by Go Seigen (7 of 8 games). Now it has completely replaced the older small knight approach of White at .
• through Black 13 (next diagram) was a one-way street in this period - 5 games; B 40.0%, W 60.0%

For White 14 the alternatives a, b, and c were all played. The right side position is known as 3-4 point high approach, inside contact, hanging connection.

Total: 416 games, Black wins 53%.

: 206 games, Black wins 53%. The only other common move is the hoshi at a, 177 games.

: 64 games, Black wins 41%(!). Most common alternative is b (49 games).

: 22 games, Black wins 32%. c and d both occur 18 times.

: 7 games, Black wins 43%.

: 8 games, Black wins 38%. It may seem strange that the number here increases. Reason is that MasterGo looks at all games in which this position occurs, irrespective of the order in which they appeared on the board.

: 8 games, Black wins 38%.

: 7 games, Black wins 43%. MasterGo also finds no variation till 13.

White 14: 5 games, Black wins 40%. b and c were both played once.

Black 15: 4 games, Black wins 50%.

White 16 to Black 19: 2 games, Black wins 50%.

At White 20 there finally is no widest path left. d was played by Cho Chikun against Otake Hideo, e by Go Seigen against Takagawa Kaku.