BQM 485
(moved from 3-4 point, high approach, keima)
rokirovka: I played this joseki twice as White recently at the 18-19k level, and both times Black reacted with . I transposed to hane at the head of two stones with
, Black played hane with
, and I stretched with
, happy to let Black push along the 5th line as I push along the 4th line. Is this the correct play for White?
From here the two games developed in very different directions. In the first game Black backed off and played at a, I extended to b, Black replied at c, and I played elsewhere.
MrTenuki: is usually a mistake. According to the Haeng-ma Tutorial For Beginners,
is what Koreans would call a Ja Choong Soo (literally, "self filling-up move"), a bad move that reduces liberties. Assuming that there are no other stones around, your
and
should be sufficient.