This kind of fuseki situation occurs often.
Source:
Problem diagram.
White's response to the marked play?
N. America Fujitsu Qualifying Tournament 1990
Michael Redmond 6p vs. Zhe-li Peng
Solution follows
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Game line.
White 1 is a suitable response.
Through Black 4, both sides are satisfied.
Inferior.
White 1 is tempting.
Through 7, White follows a joseki, but the
problem is that Black takes sente to make the
perfect reducing move at 8.
Better.
If White wants to respond on the left side to Black's approach,
then the star point at White 1 is better.
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