Even game.

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II

No Handicap

BlackWhite
1. Q 15. “Takamoku.”2. Q 17.
3. P 17. Black attacks from the outside.4. P 18.
5. P 16.6. O 17. White plays to get territory on one side or the other; he [[145]]will sacrifice one of his stones on line 17.[[145]]
7. O 18. This stone is intended as a sacrifice to aid Black in getting the corner. Itis better than Q 18.8. N 18. White plays to secure the left-hand side.
9. Q 18. Black now secures the corner.10. O 19. Takes.
11. R 17.12. O 16. An important stone; it is played to secure White territory on the left, alsoto aid in an attack on the right-hand side.
13. P 14. This is also important as it extends Black’s territory; he cannot neglect it.14. K 16. White returns to his original plan and secures territory to the left.

Even game.

Suppose Black neglects P 14 on his thirteenth move, we would then have the following continuation:

BlackWhite
13. “Tenuki.”14. P 14.
15. Q 14.16. Q 13.
17. R 13.18. R 12.
19. Q 12.20. P 13.
21. R 11.22. S 12.
23. S 11.24. S 13.
25. R 14.26. Q 11.
27. P 12.28. S 10.
29. R 10.30. Q 10.
31. R 9.

White has the better of it. [[146]]

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