4-4 Point 3-3 Invasion, 3-Stone Hane, Hane, Cut
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The 4-4 Point 3-3 Invasion, Three-Stone Hane, Hane, Cut is the most common continuation is the three-stone hane shape.
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Moves are listed by frequency in professional games[1], which is sensitive to whole-board position. Bolded moves are commonly considered joseki.
- a, 4-4 Point 3-3 Invasion, 3-Stone Hane, Hane, Cut, Switch Sides - (common) (intermediate) (AI favorite)
- b, 4-4 Point 3-3 Invasion, 3-Stone Hane, Hane, Cut, Simple Capture? - (common) (beginner) (AI favorite)
- c, 4-4 Point 3-3 Invasion, 3-Stone Hane, Hane, Cut, Fighting Cut - (common) (intermediate) (situational)
Overview
Switch Sides
The side switch is played ~48% of the time in professional games[1].
Territorial/Sente Aim
The simple capture is played ~43% of the time in professional games[1].
Fighting
The fighting cut is played ~8% of the time in professional games[1].
Discusion
With the inside hanes at
and
, Black forces White into the corner, but loses sente. (
can also strongly connect at a). White can play elsewhere
White can resist like this. She gets out in sente with
, but Black makes a lot of profit and gets central influence.
References
- [1] ~30,000 professional games downloaded from KifuDepot? from 2018-2022 were used to compute the frequency of moves using the q5go pattern search engine.
- [2] (Youtube) BadukDoctor:
Everthing of 3.3Joseki (2020)
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