4-4 point low approach attach

    Keywords: Joseki
4-4 point low approach attachment, 3-3 invasion 4-4 Point low approach attachment, wedge 4-4 point low approach attach hane
[Diagram]

Low approach attach

W3 at:

a hane: black can block, extend or cut

b wedge (Requires a favourable ladder.)

c invade





W3 at d is not joseki, see BQM 97.


iopq: How do you respond do 'e' and why is it a bad move?

Mef: I think W3 at 'e' can be met with B4 at 'b', now white will have to pull back to something like 'a' anyway, and B will be able to give a stronger response since his primary shape worry had been fixed for him.

iopq: f aims at cutting at b later. Is it any different than an immediate cut at b?


ross: How do you respond to 'g' and why is it a bad move?

xela: You mean W3 at g? I would respond at either a or e, depending on what the rest of the board looks like. It is a bad move because it leaves W1 looking very weak; it goes against basic instinct.


gambino21: What is a good response to the pincer at 3? I think that 'a' would be a good response. What about 'b' or 'c'?

[Diagram]

Low approach attach, pincer

unkx80: c is too passive. As for a or b, I can't tell right now whether which is better, but a seems to be a good choice.

Bill: Don't forget d.

And I wouldn't call W3 a pincer. A double kakari, maybe. But why dignify it with a name? It is inconsistent. If White wanted to play W3, better not play W1 first.

[Diagram]

Tewari

W1 B2 are perfectly common moves. W3 is a very strange move. Perhaps this move order inversion clarifies the already apparent strangeness. In local context, B4 is the only move: the hane reduces the white stone to 2 liberties, while making a hanging connection. A wider context may justify other moves. Dieter


It seems like, as a rough guideline, white should wedge if possible, and hane otherwise. Is that reasonable? -Martin


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