No Handicap
Plate 24 (A)
| Black | White | ||
| 1. | R 16. This move, called “Komoku,” is the most frequently used opening when there are no handicaps; it is also the safest for the weaker player. | 2. | P 17. White’s best reply. |
| 3. | N 17. This move is called “Ikken basami”; this is the most usual way of continuing: it gives Black an attack at once. | 4. | R 17. White plays to get the corner. |
| 5. | S 17. | 6. | Q 16. |
| 7. | R 15. Black must extend; R 18 would be bad. | 8. | R 18. White must do the same; he cannot play at S 18. |
| 9. | Q 13. | 10. | S 18. White cannot neglect this move after Black plays at Q 13; if Black had played at R 12, White could have played elsewhere. |
Black has the better position. [157]
Plate 24
[158]