How to use an early approach to 3-4

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Re: How to use an early approach to 3-4

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(I am a ELF v0 fanboy. That is what I used)
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Re: How to use an early approach to 3-4

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Calvin Clark: One can't relax just because your opponent gets suckered into the 'inferior' double approach, because without the right response, any advantage is quickly lost.
That is for sure. I just like to take the initiative as soon as possible. I like the 3-4 approach because it feels like an active move. I dont want to play blacks game.
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Re: How to use an early approach to 3-4

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Calvin Clark wrote:For those who are curious, this is the evaluation after the black double approach. Which attachment would you have played? Or would you have played something else?
AlphaGo plays the press in the bottom right corner (41.1% Black winrate at 10,000,000 simulations). Each jump attachment to one of the double approach stones in the bottom left corner is an alternative, with a Black winrate of 41.6%.
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