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3554 enclosure
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3554 enclosure

This enclosure leaves the corner quite open.


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White intervenes

White may be able to play at 1 (as slide or submarine). Then this sequence is standard, Black 4 being correct shape (at a leaves bad aji).


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Closing the corner

There are various ways to enclose the corner more securely: the marked stone was an idea of Kubouchi Shuchi. Black a is common but Black b is probably most popular from the point of view of corner safety.



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3554 enclosure opening



This isn't often seen in pro games. White a, Black b is a continuation seen in a couple of examples.



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