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The Game of Go: The National Game of Japan

Chapter 63: I
By Arthur Smith
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The work provides a practical, English-language introduction to the Japanese board game go, combining a concise history of the game's origins, clear explanations of rules and terminology, and systematic instruction in openings and joseki, including handicap play. It includes annotated example games and problems drawn from Japanese masters, pronunciation guides for technical terms, and commentary aimed at helping beginners progress to intermediate skill. Illustrations and selected translations of Japanese analyses support practical study.

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I

Plate 25

Black has a handicap of four stones.

White Black
1. R 14. 2. Q 14.
3. Q 13. 4. P 14.[164]
5. R 15. 6. R 16.
7. O 3. 8. R 10. Formerly in such a case as this Black played at R 7. This move replied to White’s move at O 3 and at the same time from a distance attacked White’s stones at R 14 and R 15. It is better to confine the last two stones by the text move.
9. P 13. 10. R 12.
11. Q 15. 12. P 15.
13. R 13. 14. P 16.
15. N 13. 16. P 10. This move is better than R 7.
17. R 3. 18. R 4. This move is better than Q 3, which although it cuts off O 3 and R 3 would leave Black’s stone at R 10 weak.
19. Q 3. 20. P 4.
21. P 3. 22. N 5.
23. L 17. 24. G 17.
25. O 17. 26. N 16.
27. P 18. 28. Q 18. Black is quite satisfied to have merely the necessary two “Me” in this corner, because he has a much larger territory to the left.
29. J 17. 30. C 10.
31. Q 6. 32. O 4.
33. M 4. This move is better than O 7 because Black could follow at N 3 in that case. Q 6 is a “Sute ishi” or sacrificed stone. It has the effect of forcing Black to play 34 O 8, and later on will help [165]still further to narrow down Black’s territory. At the same time every attack on the Black position from the outside would be made more effective by the presence of this stone. Possibly it could also be used later in “Ko.” Black makes his 36th, 38th and 40th moves in order to secure his position which is weakened by the presence of the white stone at Q 6. 34. O 8.[165]
35. F 3. 36. M 5.
37. L 4. 38. L 5.
39. K 5. 40. K 6.
41. J 5. 42. F 4.
43. G 4. 44. E 3.
45. F 5. 46. E 4.
47. G 3. 48. D 7.
49. R 18. Beginners would play at S 16 or Q 17. 50. P 17.
51. O 18. 52. Q 19.

Plate 25