3-4 point low approach three-space low pincer

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Three-space low pincer

This pincer has a very distinguished history, from Dosaku onwards, and is still very much in use today.

wild guess - strong player please fix this: This pincer is typically used as a pseudo wedge? when black wants to prevent white from establishing a moyo on the top. B1 is useful because a more narrow pincer at a or b would be easier for white to counter pincer on the right, however, B1 exerts less pressure on WC. B1 in the low position (vs B1 at c) is used to make it less easy for white to seek immediate life by sliding under with WC, and easier for black to make a viable group on the top, but doesn't have the influence that a high pincer at c would.

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White's common replies

White's common replies:

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White's other replies

Other replies frequently seen are d to h, and i as part of an overall plan. White e tries to avoid the counter-atari line after White f, but can lead to complex variations when Black answers at f.

e is discussed in some detail in the first chapter of The World of Chinese Go by Guo Juan.

White's slide to s was fashionable for a while in the 1980s.

Charles Matthews


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