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Star Point Attach-Press Joseki

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Level: beginner/intermediate
Updated: 2026-05-15
Concepts: influence · cutting points · base · direction
Tags: joseki · star-point · attach-press · influence

Lesson board

Star point, small-knight approach, attach-press.

Lower-left corner

Black shape

The solid recommendation for this pattern. It keeps Black's outside useful while cleaning up the cut.

White base

The simple modern finish. It keeps White connected and makes Black's cutting weaknesses more direct.

Sequence

setup

Black 1 star point, White 2 small-knight approach

Black chooses attach-press when the left side or upper-left direction is valuable.

The pattern starts from the same star-point approach as the earlier lessons, but Black does not shoulder-hit or enclose. Black attaches at the approach stone from above and presses White down while lifting Black's star-point shape.

Do not play attach-press as an automatic local move; it is best when Black can use the outside direction.

Playable branches

Later notes

Future follow-up

AI-era fighting lines: mentioned, not the beginner lesson

Sharper AI-recommended lines are better saved for a separate, higher-reading study pass.

Keep this page focused on the human-playable shape and revisit AI fights later.

Separate pattern

Tiger-down contact fight: separate pattern

A later contact fight starts from a different setup. It is not the main attach-press finish and is easy to misread if mixed into this board.

Treat it as a warning pattern for later study, not as the second mistake in this lesson.

Mistake map