Discussion about Q16,R17,R16,Q17,P16,P17,N17

At position Q16,R17,R16,Q17,P16,P17,N17, @S_Alexander started the conversation:

White could also tenuki to take a bigger point here. Or play N18 to invite pseudo flying knife, maybe?

( FYI @mark5000 )

S16 is noteworthy as a historical variation, although it should perhaps only be marked Good.

eg.
http://ps.waltheri.net/database/game/11864/, Shuho – Mizutani 1884 (18)
http://ps.waltheri.net/database/game/41717/ Takahashi – Shuei 1893 (14)
http://ps.waltheri.net/database/game/25249/, Tamura – Yasui 1899 (24)
http://ps.waltheri.net/database/game/5915/, Kitani – Fujisawa 1951 (12)

There’s this one: https://online-go.com/joseki/49107