Played May 7, 1907.

Black has a handicap of five stones. [[104]]

Plate 17

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WhiteBlack
1. C 14.2. E 3. Bad; too close to the handicap stone. Besides it is better to respond to White’sattack in the same part of the board.
3. O 3.4. C 15. This would be too conservative if the players were anything like equal.
5. R 14.6. D 6. Much better to play in one of the right-hand corners. C 6 would be better also.
7. F 17.8. P 3. O 4 is much better.
9. R 6.10. Q 14.
11. S 16. This would not be played against a good player.12. O 4. Black should reply to White’s last move.
13. N 3.14. D 8. Unnecessary; much better to play in one of the threatened corners.
15. C 3.16. C 4. B 4 would be better.
17. B 3.18. D 2.
19. D 3.20. E 2.
21. B 5.22. B 4.
23. A 4.24. C 2.
25. B 8.26. D 5. Over cautious.
27. C 7.28. D 7. Unnecessary; Black could gain a decisive advantage at B 6.
29. B 6.30. C 8. Too near the White line, a common mistake of beginners.
31. B 9.32. B 2.
33. A 3.34. C 9. Too near; Black can jump one or two spaces with much better effect.
35. C 10.36. D 10.
37. C 11.38. D 14.
39. C 13.40. D 12. At this point Black’s [[106]]position is good enough, as his line on D is very strong.[[106]]
41. C 17.42. B 14.
43. B 13.44. C 12. Black gains very little by this.
45. B 12.46. B 15.
47. D 17.48. B 16. Very bad; Black has the whole board to gain ground in elsewhere.
49. E 16.50. D 15. If Black feels he must play here, D 13 is better.
51. D 13.52. E 13.
53. E 12.54. D 11.
55. F 13.56. E 14.
57. G 12.58. E 11.
59. F 12.60. F 11. If Black hopes to save his group in the upper left-hand corner, he must escapetoward the center at this point.
61. F 14. Black’s group is now hopeless.62. A 14. Black cannot possibly form “Me”; this move is merely wasted.
63. J 3.64. E 9. Too cautious.
65. G 3.66. H 11.
67. G 11.68. F 10. Black forms “Me” in this group long before it is threatened, while he mightgain ground elsewhere.
69. G 10.70. A 16. Another lost move.
71. F 4.72. E 4.
73. G 8.74. G 9.
75. H 9.76. F 9.
77. H 10.78. F 8.
79. G 7.80. F 6.
81. G 6.82. G 5. Should have been [[107]]played at F 5.[[107]]
83. F 5.84. J 10. Black should play nearer the edge of the board. J 10 is radically wrong.
85. K 8.86. H 13. Black tries to form a living group in the center without support; this can seldombe done.
87. H 12.88. J 11.
89. J 13.90. H 8.
91. J 8.92. H 7. These stones are hopeless from the start. Black should play in the right-handcorners.
93. H 6.94. J 7.
95. L 7.96. J 6.
97. H 5.98. J 5.
99. G 4. Takes.100. J 9.
101. M 6.102. N 5. M 5 would be much better.
103. M 5.104. K 4. Black adds more stones to his already hopeless group. This is one of the commonestmistakes.
105. M 4.106. J 12. Black should jump to the right, say at M 11.
107. K 13.108. G 14. F 15 might have helped Black.
109. F 15.110. H 4.
111. J 4.112. F 7.
113. H 3. Takes.114. E 6. Unnecessary. Black should play somewhere in the unoccupied portion of the board.
115. M 12.116. A 13. Wholly wasted unless Black were an expert.
117. B 11.118. B 17.
119. B 18.120. C 18.[[108]]
121. D 18.122. A 18.
123. C 19. Takes.124. C 6.
125. B 7.126. K 12. Like all beginners, Black keeps his stones too close together. M 10 would bebetter.
127. L 13.128. L 12.
129. M 10.130. M 11.
131. N 11.132. L 11.
133. N 13.134. L 10. Black again adds stones to a dead group.
135. M 9.136. L 8.
137. M 8.138. L 9.
139. K 7.140. O 6.
141. P 5.142. O 2. S 4 would have been much better.
143. N 2.144. N 1. Black overlooks that he must connect at P 2. This is a common error of novices.
145. P 2.146. J 14.
147. K 16.148. J 16.
149. K 17.150. K 15. Black tries to form another living group. His only chance was near Q 14–Q 16.
151. L 15.152. L 14.
153. M 14.154. K 14.
155. M 13.156. M 15.
157. L 16.158. G 16. Black again adds to a hopeless position.
159. G 17.160. H 17.
161. G 15.162. H 15. Black thinks he has the necessary “Me.” Two of them, however, are “Kageme.”
163. H 18.164. J 18.
165. J 17.166. G 18.[[109]]
167. H 16. Takes, “Ko.”168. A 2. Black plays this correctly.
169. A 5.170. H 17. Takes, “Ko.”
171. H 19.172. K 18.
173. H 16. Takes, “Ko.”174. L 18.
175. H 17. “Ko tsugu.”176. M 17. Black has a chance to make some territory in this part of the board.
177. O 17.178. N 16.
179. Q 17.180. O 15.
181. P 16.182. Q 15.
183. P 15.184. R 17.
185. R 16.186. Q 18.
187. P 17.188. R 15.
189. S 17.190. R 13.
191. S 14.192. P 14.
193. S 15.194. O 13. Black should live, although he has gained little space.
195. N 14.196. P 12. Black should have occupied O 14.
197. O 14. Black’s groups are now separated.198. N 18.
199. O 18.200. P 18.
201. R 18. Takes.202. O 12.
203. N 12.204. E 15. This is pure waste.
205. M 19. If Black had played here his group would have lived.206. E 17.
207. E 18. Takes.208. A 12.
209. A 11.210. O 16. Too late; this group is hopeless now.
211. Q 11.212. Q 12.
213. R 11.214. O 11.
215. O 10.216. Q 2.[[110]]
217. O 1. Takes.218. M 1. This is nonsense; Black might still save the corner by correct play.
219. P 4.220. Q 3.
221. Q 5.222. M 2. If Black played at S 5 he would still have a chance.
223. R 4.224. O 5.
225. P 10.226. R 12.
227. F 2.228. F 1.
229. G 1.230. E 1.
231. F 3.232. C 1. Black wastes one of his few vacant spaces.
233. R 3.234. N 19.
White permits Black to play again.235. L 17.
White permits Black to play again.236. J 19.
237. L 19.238. M 18.
White permits Black to play again.239. P 19.
White permits Black to play again.240. N 17.
White permits Black to play again.241. R 19.
242. S 19.243. O 19.
244. R 17.

“Dame”—E 5 and C 5. White wins by one hundred and ninety-seven spaces and eighty-eight stones. [[111]]

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