3-4 point high approach two-space high pincer, ogeima, tenuki

  Difficulty: Expert   Keywords: Joseki
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Black's tenuki

It isn't an obvious idea for Black to ignore WC here, perhaps. But it is something that was tried by Go Seigen in the early days of this variation, and quite often recently by Yu Ch'ang-hyeok.

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White's plays

It is expected that White would play next in the corner area at a or b. The two marked areas are approximate miai in Black's thinking. White could be happy here with playing both a and b.

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Black can live

Black can live here with B2 after W1; though at an obvious cost in terms of weakening BS. Yu has also played B2 at B4, White at W2, Black at c to minimise the corner.

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Black sets up miai

When W1 here is played, B2 is a typical move aiming at both d for life and e for escape. Black can also play directly at d aiming just for a small immediate life.

Charles Matthews After W1


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