Systematic Joseki 4-4 4-6

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Systematic Joseki 4-4 4-6 - Joseki - Hoshi

The high approach is played with the intention of developing a framework in direction of the circled point. It gives Black the option to gain a lot of territory in the corner. White gains influence vs the territory gained by Black.




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whole board example

Here the high approach at W2 makes sense, but a is preferable to b because there is not much for white to develop around c.


Charles From a database search:

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Follow-ups

In this position, the only common continuations for White are: p, q, r (in that order).



Worth noting, though, that the data also shows that the high approach is much more likely to be played when the 10x10 corner is not this empty.


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