3-4 point high approach, keima, attachment, cut
Difficulty: Expert Keywords: Joseki
This page discusses the inside cut at , instead of the standard hane at a. The cut is considered an overplay but not easy to refute.
Best for both
Black can take the corner, while White takes influence in gote. Black's original approach ends up in an awkward position but there's aji at a.
Fight
Usually, the aim of Black's inside cut is to follow up with . Then with
and further, white turns the position into a variation of the avalanche joseki:
By playing like this, black can also get into the same position from the small nadare joseki. is a trick play, and so is the position above.
Black's unreasonable fight
If Black tries , it ends in failure. After connecting on the first line, White can keep Black in shortage of liberties.