3-4 point, high approach, inside contact, pull back

    Keywords: Joseki
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Pull back

White pulls back at W3. This move either transposes into existing joseki or allows for early tenuki.

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First transposition

If B4-W5 the pattern transposes into the tsuke hiki joseki. White can already tenuki at W5.

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Second transposition

While this shows a transposition of the Large avalanche joseki which KataGo evaluates as better for Black.

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Kitani's joseki

Another transposition. Again White can tenuki early.

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A soft move

B4 is a bit soft. White can force and take sente.


So what might be the purpose?

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Not what White wants

In situations where White is not happy to let Black avoid the fight by the quiet connection at B4 ...

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White OK

White would settle for something like this. Indeed KataGo thinks that this is a more favorable outcome for White than the previous diagram or the large avalanche.

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Pull back

So, White's purpose with W3 is early tenuki or the large avalanche variation.


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