III
No Handicap
[Plate 22] (A)
| Black | White | ||
| 1. | P 16. “Takamoku.” | 2. | R 16. |
| 3. | Q 14. The purpose of this move is to confine White to the corner. | 4. | P 17. White tries to get out on the left. |
| 5. | O 17. Black prevents this. | 6. | Q 17. |
| 7. | O 16. | 8. | R 14. White tries the other side. |
| 9. | R 13. Black stops him. | 10. | S 14. |
| 11. | Q.16. If Black wishes “Tenuki,” this is good, otherwise S 13 would be better. | 12. | R 17. |
| 13. | E 17. “Tenuki,” but, nevertheless, played with reference to the stones on line O. | ||
Even game. White has the corner, but Black has better possibilities.
IV
No Handicap
| Black | White | ||
| 1. | E 16. “Takamoku.” | 2. | C 16. |
| 3. | D 14. | 4. | E 17. |
| 5. | D 16. Black threatens to break into the corner. | 6. | D 17. |
| 7. | C 17. Black repeats his threat; in reality it is a sacrificed stone. | 8. | B 17.[[148]] |
| 9. | C 18. This stone may be lost, but it aids Black in attacking from the outside. | 10. | B 18. White must play here to save his stones. |
| 11. | C 15. | 12. | B 16. |
| 13. | F 17. | 14. | D 18. |
| 15. | E 18. | 16. | C 19. Takes two. |
| 17. | G 16. | ||
This is an old “Joseki” which used to be popular; it fell into disuse and was revived by Murase Shuho. It is good enough for White if he has an outlying stone or two in the neighborhood, otherwise it is bad play for White. [[147]]