3454 Enclosure/ Technique 3
jantiff: Without support, it's not easy for White to live there...
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/24/685c4f018eca4227ba1e828c245297b6.png)
Black resists
denies White the classical ko.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/33/a6cb3c2a8d1b265e8756d04a28938e48.png)
Continuation
is a nice placement. White dies.
Hence, White should not use this technique as a raw invasion.
Bill: It may have value as a probe.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/19/9b274b4f5e35d1d694ea8b62a00a3c98.png)
Black goes for the kill
makes a ko shape, but
plays to kill.
After
, the ladder (a) and the semeai (b) are miai.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/27/ee59d4be04a507ccc7f97a2ad07e2d4f.png)
No ladder
If the ladder does not work,
takes the corner.
But first White plays shibori on the right.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/42/2968bf8ea8361946744b962a94dc9b8e.png)
White seals the corner
Then White seals the corner with
-
.
This is generally good for White. Black has lost at least one move. See tewari.
Source of variations: Enclosure Joseki by Okubo Ichigen.