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[Plate 36] (B)

The following stones are on the board: Black, M 2, M 3, N 3, N 4, O 4, Q 4, R 4, S 4; White, L 3, N 2, O 2, O 3, P 3, R 2, S 3, R 6. [[193]]

Plate 36

[[194]]

Black has the “Sente” and gains nine “Me.”

BlackWhite
1. T 3.2. Q 2. The obvious answer is at T 2, but if White plays there, Black replies at Q 2and White loses all his stones unless he can win by “Ko.” He plays at Q 2 in orderto form the necessary two “Me.”
3. S 2. Black proceeds with his invasion.4. P 1. If White tries to save his stone by playing at R 3, Black replies at P 1, andthe white group is dead.

Black retains the “Sente.”

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