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VI

Handicap

Black is supposed to have stones at O 4 and Q 4 also; these are called “Shiki ishi.”

White Black
1. F 3. “Kogeima.” 2. H 3. By this move Black at once attacks the white stone and also prepares to connect with the stone at O 4.
3. F 5. White must get out towards the middle of the board. 4. L 3. “Tenuki”; that is, it has nothing to do with the corner in dispute; Black feels he has an opportunity to take territory. It is interesting to note that if the “Shiki ishi” at O 4 were at N 3, then Black would play No. 4 at H 5.
5. D 6. White attacks the handicap stone. 6. D 2. This is an important defensive move.
7. E 2. 8. B 5. Black tries to escape.
9. B 6. 10. C 6.
11. C 5. C 7 would be good also. 12. C 7.[128]
13. B 4. 14. D 5.
15. C 4. 16. C 3.
17. B 7. 18. C 8.
19. E 6. White must support stone at D 6. 20. A 5. This is a very well considered move for Black.
21. A 4. 22. B 3.
23. A 6. Takes two. 24. B 8.
25. A 3. The corner is now an example of “Semeai”; the question is which side can kill the other first. 26. B 2.
27. A 2. 28. B 1.
29. D 1. 30. A 8. If Black plays at C 1, the corner will become “Seki,” as it is, the white group is dead.

Black has much the best of this variation.