XIX
No Handicap
| Black | White | ||
| 1. | C 4. “Komoku.” | 2. | E 3. |
| 3. | H 3. “Nikken basami.” | 4. | D 5. White attacks the stone at C 4. |
| 5. | D 4. | 6. | E 4. |
| 7. | E 5. This is a bad move if White replies correctly, otherwise Black gets the betterof it. | 8. | D 6. |
| 9. | F 5. | 10. | D 2. This is an important move; it attacks the black stones on line 4 and also preparesfor White to extend at G 4. C 2 would be bad, as Black would play at F 4. |
| 11. | B 6. Black defends his threatened position. | 12. | G 4. |
| 13. | F 7. | 14. | D 8. White must extend. |
| 15. | B 2. | 16. | H 4. |
Black’s third stone at H 3 is now called “Uke ishi,” or a “floating stone.” White has the better position.
XX
No Handicap
[Plate 24] (C)
| Black | White | ||
| 1. | D 17. “Komoku.” | 2. | C 15. |
| 3. | C 12. “Nikken basami.” | 4. | D 12. White attacks the stone at C 12 in this variation. |
| 5. | D 11. | 6. | C 13.[[161]] |
| 7. | C 11. | 8. | G 17. White attacks the other black stone. |
| 9. | E 16. | 10. | F 15. |
| 11. | C 16. The old book move was E 15, but this gave “Tenuki” to White. | 12. | E 15. |