3-5 point 5-4 approach, tenuki variations
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White's tenuki
When Black plays the low
stone, it is a well-known plan in pro games for White to ignore it and play elsewhere.
Black's next play here will be at or near a or b, depending on the importance of the sides. Of course if Black b and White a, White hasn't suffered much damage.
White might in fact wait until Black has played both
stones before reacting. Coming out with the diagonal jump
is a classic idea for light play here, as used by Shuho, Shusai, Sekiyama Riichi, Go Seigen.
The double hane of
and
is just too good - White may never recover from this loss of good shape and influence.
Here is a tewari analysis of the previous diagram. Starting from a black small low enclosure,
is not the most usual, but also not abnormal.
is a standard answer, but for white to next exchange
for
is a big loss, making her stone heavy and allowing black excellent shape with
while white's own position is hardly helped.[1]
There are some pro games in which
is played as a pincer, as shown, or at one of the marked points. The sequence from
to
and then Black a is standard. After that White must handle two weak groups in a cross-cut fight.
See also bending back.
[1]
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