BlackWhite
16. O 5. Not so good as No. 16, Q 2.
17. R 2.18. S 2.
19. Q 2.20. S 4. White secures the necessary two “Me.”
21. M 3.

Black now has secured territory at the bottom of the board and confined White to the corner with the better game.

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[Plate 22] (B)

BlackWhite
1. Q 5.2. Q 3.
3. O 4.4. R 5.
5. R 6.6. R 4.
7. S 6.8. O 2.
9. “Tenuki” at Q 15.

White has the corner; Black can afford “Tenuki” at move nine because if White cuts at Q 6 Black can still get a good game. In fact Q 15 indirectly defends the connection at Q 6. [[150]]

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