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II

No Handicap

Black White
1. Q 15. “Takamoku.” 2. Q 17.
3. P 17. Black attacks from the outside. 4. P 18.
5. P 16. 6. O 17. White plays to get territory on one side or the other; he [145]will sacrifice one of his stones on line 17.[145]
7. O 18. This stone is intended as a sacrifice to aid Black in getting the corner. It is better than Q 18. 8. N 18. White plays to secure the left-hand side.
9. Q 18. Black now secures the corner. 10. O 19. Takes.
11. R 17. 12. O 16. An important stone; it is played to secure White territory on the left, also to aid in an attack on the right-hand side.
13. P 14. This is also important as it extends Black’s territory; he cannot neglect it. 14. K 16. White returns to his original plan and secures territory to the left.

Even game.

Suppose Black neglects P 14 on his thirteenth move, we would then have the following continuation:

Black White
13. “Tenuki.” 14. P 14.
15. Q 14. 16. Q 13.
17. R 13. 18. R 12.
19. Q 12. 20. P 13.
21. R 11. 22. S 12.
23. S 11. 24. S 13.
25. R 14. 26. Q 11.
27. P 12. 28. S 10.
29. R 10. 30. Q 10.
31. R 9.

White has the better of it. [146]