87.157.45.70: Re: Some of these "split" openings are not proper (2014-09-15 04:17) [#10245]

I challenge the opinion here. I think Split-Fusekis are a legitimate option. Their purpose is 1. to avoid early moyos from pincers or framework-play and 2. bring the game into a streetfight mode. I play this fuseki regularly with black and white and since then got promoted to 1d on KGS and 5d on Tygem. Of course it would be interesting to hear opinion from a pro about how much you lose with split fusekis in comparison to "perfect play". I think if you split with black you do not lose too much, because you have already occupied two corners. With white splitting it leaves black to occupy a thrid corner, but remember: white has komi.