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3-6 point pincers
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Diag.: query?


A comment of Alexandre Dinerchtein: what is wrong with White 2 here?

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Diag.: corner


The result is that White has a base, in fact is effectively alive. The play at a is a big point, to prevent White being shut in.


Miyamoto Naoki's article at [ext] http://gobase.org/articles/miyamoto/ dismisses this pincer, assuming Black at 3-3 is the only move here.


Below are the two examples of this pincer from GoGoD CD. In both cases the player being pincered rejected the tight play at "a" and played the shoulder hit at 2. The original pincer at 1 is an unusual move (two cases found in 17000+ games). In both cases it is played from a white position of strength. It is reasonable to assume that the professional players here rejected a as too passive. Imagine both positions if Black plays a and White follows with a play around b, loosely enclosing the small black corner. DaveSigaty

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Diag.: Moves 36 to 37

Honda Kunihisa (Black) versus Kubouchi Shuchi in the 1980 Tengen tournament played 1980-09-18


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Diag.: Moves 36 to 37

Kataoka Satoshi (Black) versus Cho Chikun in the 2000 NEC Cup semi-final played 2000-01-29



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