3554 enclosure
xela: Depends on your definition of "successful". It would live, but black would seal it in and make a lot of influence.
apt1002: 4-2 is a good answer to 3-3.
White may be able to play at
(as slide or submarine). Then this sequence is standard,
being correct shape (at a leaves bad aji).
There are various ways to enclose the corner more securely:
was an idea of Kubouchi Shuchi. Black a is common but Black b is probably most popular from the point of view of corner safety.
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3554 enclosure opening
This isn't often seen in pro games. White a, Black b is a continuation seen in a couple of examples.
erikpan: Why not white b, or one to the left of b? This would seem better from the point of view of miai moves. xela: Depending on the whole-board position, those moves might be perfectly OK too. Most of the time though, I think white would want to prevent black making a second shimari. (See Allowing two enclosures.)
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