4-5 point
The 4-5 point and 5-4 points in the corner are marked as a and b in the diagram below.
As an opening play, the 4-5 point is more center-oriented than the 3-5 point, and less corner-oriented than the 4-4 point.
One set of joseki starts with for corner territory.
Another set starts with White at a.
Detailed variations may be found linked from 4-5 point josekis.
This opening play, popular in Edo period games and until the 1930s, has dropped out of fashion with most modern players. When compared with the 4-4 point it is less flexible.
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