Mokuhazushi Shoulder Hit

   

In my games I started to play Mokuhazushi (5-3 point)just to try it out. I had some success with it and would want to know more about it. While the most common aproach is the 3-4 point, once I encountered this and didn't quite know how to answer:

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shoulder hit

I thought that the two main alternatives are a and b but none of them really seems to punish W2 since b pushes w along the fourth line (isn't that bad?) and a just seems to take 3rd line territory in exchange for a white wall on the 4th line

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corner

3-4 exchange seems forced, since I don't think continuing to push would be a good idea... and this exchange doesn't quite seem to punish w's shoulder hit

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corner

I see some trouble for b if he tries to resist...

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corner

And couldn't W just tenuki after W2 leaving the shoulder hit as a forcing move and treat it lightly (and maybe use it later)?



so, my question as a 5k (KGS) is, how to best answer/punish the shoulder hit on Mokuhazushi?


unkx80: My quick answers here. Please feel free to ask for an elaboration.

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corner

B5 can cross-cut. No way White can get a good result here.

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corner

If W4 tenuki, B5 can either tenuki or play the hane at B5. This is a pretty solid corner with definite territory.

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corner

Actually the above is a transposition of the 3-4 point corner enclosure with the W1 and B2 exchange. This exchange is rarely good for White.


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