XV

Handicap

WhiteBlack
1. N 17.2. P 17.
3. Q 14. This is another method [[135]]of attack, called “Ikken taka kakari”; it does not give White a base for attackingthe corner immediately.4. O 15. Black plays to get out [[135]]toward the center, as White’s third move does not menace the corner.[[135]]
5. N 15. White also plays out toward the center, otherwise Black would shut him in atM 16.6. N 14.
7. M 15.8. P 13. Amateurs might play at O 14; the text move protects the connection and extends also.
9. Q 13.10. P 12.
11. R 11. Beginners might play at Q 12; this is always bad play.12. M 14.
13. L 15.14. S 15. Protecting the corner against the white stone at Q 13.

Even game.

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