We shall take them in that order, starting with the
three-three point and moving out toward the center.
We shall stop at the four-five point because, although
it is not necessarily bad to start farther out from the
corner, it is rather unusual, so there are no joseki built
specifically around such moves.
The reader of this, or any other joseki book, may be
dismayed at the large number of variations it contains.
Let him be reassured that he need not worry about
forgetting them; in fact, it is a good idea to forget
them. Too much dependence on rote learning of joseki
stifles a player’s imagination, and blinds his overall
vision of the board. It is best to remember pieces of