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In Go, a joseki is a common pattern of moves that leads to a locally even result. Usually focused on the corners during the opening.

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What joseki, if any, yields this position on page 60 of 38 Basic Joseki?

When introducing pincer joseki on page 60 of 38 Basic Joseki, Kiyoshi Kosugi and James Davies use this position as an illustration: $$Bc Illustration of pincer $$ --------- $$ ........- $$ .....O..- $ … I also could not find it in 38 Basic Joseki, nor in Ishida’s Dictionary of Basic Joseki, though perhaps I erroneously skipped some positions that seemed to me to be excluded. …
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Why choose tsuke-nobi after a double keima against hoshi?

I have been looking at §28 of 38 Basic Joseki, which deals with a double keima kakari against a stone on hoshi. … I realise that this book is old and restricts itself somewhat, but I am taking it as a way of getting a grounding in joseki. …
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What is this alternate cut after 3-3 against double keima round hoshi?

In 38 Basic Joseki, Kosugi & Davies remark in this position: $$c $$ -------------------- $$ -. . . . . . . . . . $$ -. . . . . . . . . . $$ -. . 1 . . O . . . . $$ -. . . X . a . . . … What continuations are there, and are they joseki? …
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Having started a small avalanche, what does one do with an undefended cutting stone?

Having just looked at the small avalanche (nadare / konadare) in 38 Basic Joseki I tried it out as White in a 2-stone game against GNU Go and was surprised that it left out the move at a, immediately playing … How the game actually continued In case it is relevant or of interest, though I am only asking about the joseki, here is the continuation. …
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