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The Game of Go: The National Game of Japan

Chapter 71: IX
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.

[Contents]

IX

No Handicap

Plate 33

Black White
1. C 4. 2. Q 3.
3. D 17. 4. E 3.
5. R 16. 6. C 15.
7. D 5. 8. P 17.
9. F 4. 10. C 11. White cannot play 10 at G 3 because Black would then occupy C 11.
11. F 3. 12. K 3.
13. R 5. 14. O 4.
15. F 16. 16. H 17.
17. C 13. 18. C 8. Abandoning the stone at C 15.
19. C 16. 20. R 13.
21. Q 15. 22. N 16.
23. Q 17. 24. P 18.
25. R 9. If 25 were played at Q 8, 26 R 8 would be the result. 26. P 14.
27. O 16. 28. O 15.
29. P 16. 30. N 17.
31. Q 18. 32. R 7.[183]
33. S 7. This move insures a connection between the stones at R 5 and R 9. 34. E 4. This move rescues No. 4.
35. E 2. 36. D 2.
37. G 2. 38. E 5.
39. D 3. 40. D 6.
41. C 3. 42. H 15.
43. Q 7. 44. N 13. This prevents Black from cutting at N 15 and Q 13.
45. F 14. 46. C 6.
47. G 13.

Plate 33