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Sakata Vs Takagawa
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[Diagram]
Diag.: Sakata(7p)-Takagawa(7p) White 1 is considered too thin.

Black played 2 and since white could not allow black to build on such scale, Sakata had to play tenuki.

In the following fight all marked black stones (and B 2, too) died. Black won by resignation.

Before the game Sakata was considered the favourite. The game was won by Takagawa though, who went on to win the title and held it for many years.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Final position

Status of the white group in the left bottom corner? It seems to me that white can survive. Am I wrong?


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Diag.: Continuation

DaveSigaty: It seems to me that B 1 and 3 are what happens if Black wants to try to capture W. the play at 4 seems to make miai of 'a' and 'b'. Basically at this point B is ahead by at least 20 points on the board and so the game ends :-)



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