23 Dec 2009 3 Comments
Joseki of the week 12
Joseki of the week 12 looks at the 5-5 point, attach and draw-back/connect joseki.
White plays a 3-4 inside approach, black attaches outside, white hanes underneath
The result appears similar to joseki of the week 11.
Diagram 1.
After white 4, black can also play at a instead of at 5 in diagram 1.
White 6 is preferred instead of a, since when black cuts, the black corner territory is larger than the similar result in joseki of the week 11.
Diagram 1.
After black 3, white can take sente, having a successfully undermined blacks corner territory, but leaving black with a wall facing down the left side.
White cannot cut at a, and black can later jump at b, so the wall is fairly thick.
If there are any questions about the joseki of the week,
or if they are too basic/under-examined/complex, let us know in the comments!
Jan 02, 2010 @ 16:36:37
I have never seen any 5-5 joseki and I wonder where this came from.
Jan 08, 2010 @ 09:32:51
Err, not sure if this is whites best response. The general way to respond to E-17 is the pincer at F-17, black then E-16, follow by white E-18, E-15 then looks rather redundant.
Feb 02, 2010 @ 18:12:34
After white e-18 then, it is as if white had played 6 at a in the first diagram. Black then cuts at f18, and if white captures, black plays d-18 and takes a large corner. I agree that e-15 looks funny even though it seems to work out ok :-/