XVII
No Handicap
| Black | White | ||
| 1. | D 3. “Komoku.” | 2. | C 5. |
| 3. | C 7. | 4. | H 3. White in turn attacks the black stone at D 3; G 3 would be too near. |
| 5. | D 5. Black connects his stones and shuts White in. | 6. | D 4. |
| 7. | E 4. | 8. | C 4. |
| 9. | D 6. | 10. | C 3. |
| 11. | E 2. | 12. | D 2. |
| 13. | E 3. | 14. | L 3. White can afford to [[159]]play for a greater space, as his stones in the corner will live even if he loses thestone at D 2.[[159]] |
| 15. | B 6. | 16. | B 5. |
| 17. | C 2. | 18. | B 2. |
| 19. | D 1. Takes. | 20. | B 1. |
Even game.
XVIII
No Handicap
[Plate 24] (B)
| Black | White | ||
| 1. | R 4. “Komoku.” | 2. | P 3. |
| 3. | M 3. “Nikken basami.” This is the second variation in this opening. | 4. | Q 5. White plays to get out toward the center. |
| 5. | R 5. | 6. | Q 6. |
| 7. | R 7. | 8. | R 6. |
| 9. | S 6. | 10. | S 7. “Sute ishi.” |
| 11. | S 8. | 12. | Q 7. |
| 13. | R 8. It would be bad play to take immediately. | 14. | S 5. |
| 15. | T 7. Takes. | 16. | R 3. |
| 17. | S 4. | 18. | S 3. This move is made to secure “Me” in the corner. |
| 19. | Q 4. | 20. | P 4. |
The game is about even. [[160]]