88.178.226.92: Two quick questions (2014-04-21 14:09) [#10056]

Hi, I've seen this hanedashi in a game I watched recently but I hadn't first found the right joseki page so I tried a few things by myself.

My second question is about below, which was the first move I thought of. Am I right to think that this sacrifice strategy is bad because Black ends with gote after building thickness ? (So that Black's only option after the hanedashi is to make small life for his left group ?)

Slarty: ((no subject)) (2014-04-21 22:02) [#10058]

Q1 It's also nearly a catastrophe for black if the ladder doesn't work, but white is connected so works.

Q2 Isn't this the corner this originated from? Then a starts the simplest variation, hanedashi b is for fighting and may well be ladder dependent, and push and cut at c is the best way to sacrifice for outside gote thickness. In your idea there is a big flaw in the wall, the cut at the 5-5 point / the knight's move, and at least the stone at the 3-3 point is inconsistent. Alternative below