Plate 22
V
No Handicap
The following stones are supposed to be on the board: Black, Q 13, R 13, R 15; White, Q 14, P 16, Q 17.
| Black | White | ||
| 1. | Q 5. Black plays “Takamoku,” thinking to connect with stones on line 13. | 2. | R 3. White plans to prevent Black’s connection and reduce the Black territory. |
| 3. | P 3. This is an error; if Black wishes to frustrate White’s plan, R 4 is the correctplay. | 4. | Q 4. |
| 5. | P 4. | 6. | R 5. |
| 7. | R 6. | 8. | S 6. |
| 9. | R 7. | 10. | S 7. |
| 11. | R 8. | 12. | S 8. White has now made a formidable attack on the Black territory. |
| 13. | R 9. | 14. | P 5. If Black gets this point, his line would be too strong. |
| 15. | Q 6. | 16. | Q 2. Important; not merely [[149]]to attack Black on line P, but it prevents Black from coming to R 2, which would mean10 “Me”; it also prepares for O 2. |
[[149]]
White has the better of it.
Variation commencing at White’s sixteenth move: