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3-3 point shoulder hit, tenuki variations
Difficulty: Expert
Keywords: Joseki
White may ignore in this position after the 3-3 point shoulder hit: White shouldn't play tenuki earlier, but Black has played on the second line and this could be a good moment. This plan was played a number of times by Go Seigen.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/10/80893280a4259d45ba02af7217f1f413.png) | Black's normal plan |
Usually Black attacks with and . Then is the Go Seigen choice of haengma, treating the stones lightly (Black a, White b, Black c, White d can occur).
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/29/cf1eaba0a503cf097c6807ad0d0758d5.png) | Rin-Kato |
This is from Rin Kaiho-Kato Masao (B) 1977-08-11, with colours reversed. The solid play with took territory along the left side, in this case.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/12/a5dcb5537b33debc09df16e61b9c7e8d.png) | Not a time to tenuki |
If Black plays in this way, White seems rarely to play tenuki, in pro games.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/31/9c6ecab1ced7b4f2f10d7452fdb48730.png) | Hu-Yi |
This is from Hu Yaoyu-Yi Ch'ang-ho (B) 2003-01-22. After White is threatening to play at a. Black however plays tenuki; and after has created a strong group to minimise what White can do on the left.
Charles Matthews
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