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3-4 point low approach one-space high pincer knight's move
Keywords: Joseki
The first point is that
Black will not want to play this way, blighting the corner stone.
Black's usual replies are a (most popular), b and c.
If
Playing
Instead,
In this case White needs to connect, and usually turns to attack the pincer stone. Next Black can jump, the standard way to stay light, but also simply extend.
If Black jumps White has the thicker position after
Black's intention in extending is to provoke a pushing battle in the centre. You can say that
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