XIV
No Handicap
[Plate 23] (D)
| Black | White | ||
| 1. | C 5. | 2. | D 3. |
| 3. | F 4. | 4. | E 3. |
| 5. | C 3. This is unusual; E 5 is the customary move. | 6. | C 2.[[156]] |
| 7. | C 4. | 8. | G 3. |
| 9. | B 2. | 10. | G 4. |
| 11. | E 5. | 12. | D 2. |
| 13. | G 5. | 14. | J 4. |
Even game; the corner is divided.
XV
No Handicap
[Plate 24] (A)
| Black | White | ||
| 1. | R 16. This move, called “Komoku,” is the most frequently used opening when there are no handicaps; it is also thesafest for the weaker player. | 2. | P 17. White’s best reply. |
| 3. | N 17. This move is called “Ikken basami”; this is the most usual way of continuing:it gives Black an attack at once. | 4. | R 17. White plays to get the corner. |
| 5. | S 17. | 6. | Q 16. |
| 7. | R 15. Black must extend; R 18 would be bad. | 8. | R 18. White must do the same; he cannot play at S 18. |
| 9. | Q 13. | 10. | S 18. White cannot neglect this move after Black plays at Q 13; if Black had playedat R 12, White could have played elsewhere. |