Standard opening 4
Difficulty: Advanced Keywords: Opening
Standard opening 4 is the widest path for Waltheri but starting at the second most popular move, which is a 3-4 point:
leaves the upper left joseki "unfinished", making for a dynamic opening.
prevents a double enclosure.
Using a driving tesuji of sorts,
makes a hanging connection in sente so that next
can cut.
The pattern continues in a one way street. White sacrifices 4 more stones in the corner, to get influence on the outside.
and next ...
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pincers.
prefers for a specific measure, combining ![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/52/c9ed33fbd7590492fdba18b66e1d0348.png)
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here turn Black's stones into an ugly lump. Black eventually captures cleanly with
but White gets sente to play
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