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III

Plate 27

Black has a handicap of three stones.

White Black
1. R 4. 2. P 3.
3. L 3. 4. G 3.
5. Q 3. 6. P 4.[169]
7. Q 6. 8. M 5. The following is also good.

B. L 5, M 3, M 4
W. J 3, M 2, Q 8

White playing at Q 8 in order to prevent Black from playing at R 5.

9. K 4. 10. K 6.
11. H 4. 12. G 4.
13. J 6. 14. K 7.
15. G 6. 16. R 11. Black cannot play at R 5 without seeing P 3 and 4 cut off.
17. R 9. 18. Q 14.
19. C 6. 20. C 4.
21. C 14. 22. G 17.
23. C 17. 24. C 16.
25. D 17. 26. E 16.
27. B 16. 28. B 15.
29. B 17. 30. C 15.
31. E 17. 32. F 17.
33. D 14. 34. F 15.
35. M 17. 36. C 8.
37. E 6. 38. D 11.
39. B 14. The ordinary answer to this is A 14, but this time Black cannot play in this way since White would follow at B 12 and thus threaten the black stones at C 8 and D 11. 40. E 8.
41. J 7. 42. K 8.
43. H 9. 44. G 11.
45. A 15. Black could not occupy A 14 on his 42d and 44th moves. 46. J 10.
47. H 3. 48. O 17.
49. J 17. 50. G 2. This move is necessary [170]for the security of the Black position, and at the same time Black does not lose the “Sente” by this move.

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