this move was played by kobayashi koichi
$$c
$$ -------
$$ | . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O . . . .
$$ | . . O X X b .
$$ | . X X O O X .
$$ | . X O . . # .
$$ | . d . O a . .
$$ | . . . c . . .
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[go]$$c
$$ -------
$$ | . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O . . . .
$$ | . . O X X b .
$$ | . X X O O X .
$$ | . X O . . # .
$$ | . d . O a . .
$$ | . . . c . . .[/go]
i looked it up on kogo's joseki dictionary and they recommend A B or C as moves for white, clarifying that D is a game-over mistake because of the throw-in at D15
why is this not the case for B?
edit:
it even goes on to suggest this continuation
$$Wc
$$ -------
$$ | . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O 4 . 2 .
$$ | . . O X X 1 3
$$ | . X X O O X .
$$ | . X O . . X .
$$ | . . . O . . .
$$ | . . . . . . .
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[go]$$Wc
$$ -------
$$ | . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O 4 . 2 .
$$ | . . O X X 1 3
$$ | . X X O O X .
$$ | . X O . . X .
$$ | . . . O . . .
$$ | . . . . . . .[/go]
i don't understand why black would ever play
instead of D15
