In this episode, we show a trick play that Peter likes to play.
It comes into play with a
black Hoshi stone, a white
approach, and a black far pincer.
When white plays this double kakari,
black can choose to play A,
B or C. Usually A is recommended.
It follows the proverb that you
should strengthen strong stones to attack weak stones.
You can consider D as
a strong stone and E as a weak one.
Today we would like to
focus on a trick play
that can arise when black plays
at B. Entering the corner is common sense.
Blank blocks on this side because
it works well together with the marked stone.
Black can consider
A or B now.
C is not recommended.
This is an old joseki but not played much anymore.
The following is to be expected.
In this position the black
play at A is not very interesting.
It is not crucial to play on this point.
So, you can expect
white to play this hane himself.
This is sente for white.
This position is much better for white than for black.
Therefore, instead of this
black keima black can
try to jump here to expand his moyo.
White will force here first
to force black into a ugly shape and afterwards he will take territory on the right side. When black wants to expand his moyo even further instead of
this jump, he can also
play the pressing keima.
This aims at making a
bigger moyo. White responds by playing here.
This forces black into a bad shape.
White follows this up with an immediate hane.
Black blocks and white takes a big corner profit in sente.
Black has to respond but if
black plays here it's very
ugly shape and it leaves a lot of bad aji behind.
So instead black usually plays here.
This is a standard pattern.
However Peter prefers to be tricky.
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme
to rock a rhyme that's right on time
tricky, it's tricky tricky tricky.
Well, okay in
this position white can also
choose to just quietly defend here.
Black is very happy to get this move.
But white has a trick up his sleeve.
When white plays this move,
black should be very careful how to respond.
The first instinct for black
should be to hane here
on top but this move fails.
White can connect under, like this.
When black tries to block
here, white can cut.
Like this black is getting
squeezed and he
might be able to live
on the second line but this is
a horrible result for black.
His whole position is scattered.
So when white place this move,
black should just quietly defend here.
And now white can try
to make light shape
and destroy black's territory.
So this is not bad for white at all.
Thanks for watching and see you next time.