XVII
No Handicap
| Black | White | ||
| 1. | D 3. “Komoku.” | 2. | C 5. |
| 3. | C 7. | 4. | H 3. White in turn attacks the black stone at D 3; G 3 would be too near. |
| 5. | D 5. Black connects his stones and shuts White in. | 6. | D 4. |
| 7. | E 4. | 8. | C 4. |
| 9. | D 6. | 10. | C 3. |
| 11. | E 2. | 12. | D 2. |
| 13. | E 3. | 14. | L 3. White can afford to [[159]]play for a greater space, as his stones in the corner will live even if he loses thestone at D 2.[[159]] |
| 15. | B 6. | 16. | B 5. |
| 17. | C 2. | 18. | B 2. |
| 19. | D 1. Takes. | 20. | B 1. |
Even game.