The game of go: The national game of Japan

No Handicap

The following stones are supposed to be on the board: Black, Q 13, R 13, R 15; White, Q 14, P 16, Q 17.

Black		White
1.	Q 5. Black plays “Takamoku,” thinking to connect with stones on line 13.	2.	R 3. White plans to prevent Black’s connection and reduce the Black territory.
3.	P 3. This is an error; if Black wishes to frustrate White’s plan, R 4 is the correct play.	4.	Q 4.
5.	P 4.	6.	R 5.
7.	R 6.	8.	S 6.
9.	R 7.	10.	S 7.
11.	R 8.	12.	S 8. White has now made a formidable attack on the Black territory.
13.	R 9.	14.	P 5. If Black gets this point, his line would be too strong.
15.	Q 6.	16.	Q 2. Important; not merely [149]to attack Black on line P, but it prevents Black from coming to R 2, which would mean 10 “Me”; it also prepares for O 2.

White has the better of it.

Variation commencing at White’s sixteenth move:

Black		White
		16.	O 5. Not so good as No. 16, Q 2.
17.	R 2.	18.	S 2.
19.	Q 2.	20.	S 4. White secures the necessary two “Me.”
21.	M 3.

Black now has secured territory at the bottom of the board and confined White to the corner with the better game.