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Handicap

WhiteBlack
1. D 14.2. C 14. Not so good as F 16.
3. C 15. This is not White’s best move; it is done to confuse Black, and will win ifBlack does not know how to reply.4. D 15.
5. C 13.6. B 14.
7. B 15.8. B 13. D 13 would be bad.[[140]]
9. C 17.10. D 17.
11. C 18.12. C 12.
13. D 13.14. D 18.
15. D 19.16. C 16.
17. B 16.18. A 15.
19. A 17. A 16 would not do.20. E 19.
21. C 19.22. F 18. “Kake tsugu.” Black must protect his connection; this situation arises frequently.
23. B 18. White plays on the only point to save the corner.24. F 15.
25. D 12.26. C 11.
27. D 11.28. C 10.

Black has the better game.

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[Plate 21] (C)

WhiteBlack
1. D 13. “Nikken taka kakari”; this is the fifth method of opening the attack.2. F 16. Black has a variety of moves at his command; the text move is probably best.
3. H 17.4. C 10. Really “Tenuki.” Black can play equally well at C 7.
5. B 16.6. C 16.
7. B 14.8. B 17.