High Pincer Variant Life And Death

  Difficulty: Expert   Keywords: Joseki, Life & Death
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A joseki-variant



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White is dead

After black has enclosed white with the marked stones he can kill the corner if white connects with W2 in answer to B1.

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Black is unhappy

Dave: But White doesn't (connect). White answers calmly at W2 letting Black capture three stones with B3. At this point White plays elsewhere for the fourth time (Black has played 12 stones here while White has played eight).

danoontje right, this was just to point out that there still was aji left after the joseki.


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