Many thanks to Dave (ez4u) for pointing out this position from the first game of the 9th Honinbo final match, GoGoD 1954-05-16a, between Sugiuchi Masao, 7 dan, (W) and Takagawa Shukaku, 8 dan, Honinbo.
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[go]$$Wc White to play.
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$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . B . . . |
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . |
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$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . O , O . . |
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In the game in 1953 for Problem 8, Takagawa had played the low extension in the joseki in the bottom right in this game, and Sakata had later played a boshi against that stone. In this game Takagawa played the high extension,
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As I recall, the next play,
, was praised by Sakata in a similar position in one of his writings, but Elf reckons that it loses a whopping 24% to par.
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at c, which Elf docks by 13½%.
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shows Black's kikashi against the bottom right corner. Next, 
encloses the top right corner and threatens to pincer the 
stone.
invades the top left corner.
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moves into the top side rather than let it become Black territory or moyo. 
takes sente and plays a shoulder blow against the bottom left corner.