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Catenaccio Joseki
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AvatarDJFlux: Wow! I have just discovered this page and I feel flattered to learn that a joseki has been called after the Italian name of an Italian (despicable?) way of playing football, i.e., when losing 0-1, keep all players behind to defend the small disadvantage... (catenaccio, for those of you who do not speak Italian, means lock). By the way, I do not know whether this has been mentioned elsewhere, but Black has a way to stop White from continuing to the right:
Charles Yes, this is an interesting topic. Ishida gives also Black at a, White 6, Black cross-cut. But I'm not sure that occurs in real life. Black can also play directly at 7, sometimes.
There is also the possibility of Black playing the peep 1 here earlier, as soon as White slides into the corner. That will mean that White has a chance to play at a here, so there must be a reason connected with the upper side for Black to play this way.
Black 1 here looks like the modern style, but I don't know if it is good; it was once suggested to me by a 6 dan. [1] Charles Not my name - introduced to SL by Stefan? This is a copy of the living page "Catenaccio Joseki" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |