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4-5 point 4-3 approach inside contact
  Difficulty: Advanced   Keywords: Joseki

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Black plays B1 to take up position on the side, and to keep WC under some pressure.

This choice of B1 may give the same final result as in a 3-4 joseki (3-4 point high approach, keima); with the difference naturally that here Black starts with sente and may end with it.

That happens when White now adds a stone at the square-marked point. This is an important area, so White may play tenuki now and return to it shortly, at that point or one to the right. See 4-5 point 4-3 approach inside contact, follow-ups.



Instead of W4, White may on occasion extend further, to remain lighter here.

B5 is the popular choice of extension; the other circle-marked points are also used.

It is quite common for White to play tenuki here after B1. See 4-5 point 4-3 approach inside contact,tenuki.



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