Dia.1 – Trick move

Last time I show tsuke-nobi joseki, which is very good in high handicap games. Of course in handicap games white will try to complicate situation. One the way to do this is to play white 5 from Dia.1. This move is very tricky. You can easily be trapped but if you play correct way your opponent will be in big trouble.

Dia.2 – Split white in two

First impression is to play black 1 from Dia.2, but white will get some territory in corner and had sente to start fight on other side. This variation is bad for black because white was able to play on both sides.

Dia.3 – Taking right side

Black of course can play 1 at Dia.3 but white position is very comfortable compare to tsuke-nobi joseki (Dia.1).

Dia.4 – Trying to back to joseki

Black can play 1 at Dia.4 to back to standard joseki after white invasion at 3×3, but here white will play 2 and 4 and his position is much better than Dia.5 from last lesson.

Dia.5 – Correct answer

The correct answer is hane from inside (black 1). Now white is cut in two like in Dia.2 but this time the fight is good for black. If white play at 5 instead of 4 then black 4 will give black very comfortable result. After white 8 black 9 is tesuji.

Dia.6 – Black is leading

If white connect at 1, black will jump to 2 forced white to make a life, but after black 8 the fight is very good to black. Black can get some profit by attacking white weak group. Conclusion: tsuke-nobi joseki in high handicap games is very powerful.