3-3 point high approach

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3-3 point: keima kakari

Against the black stone at 3-3, W1 is considered not to be a correct kakari.



Black will play at B2. To avoid a black move there, White is more or less forced to play at W3.

The problem with this move is that White is pushing Black along the fourth line. The black territory is considered to be worth more than the white influence.

Also note that Black is walking ahead of White, and that White is still open on the edge. Rather than W1, any of the marked points is regarded as joseki (see 3-3 point josekis).


I'm not disputing the idea that this approach to 3-3 is less-than-joseki. It does however have its uses, and is seen in pro games.

A few examples from a database search are in this pattern:

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The point presumably is that W9 makes a good relation with WC. Charles Matthews


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