Tanuki no hara tsuzumi

   

One of these colorfully named tesujis, usually translated "The raccoon-dog drums his belly". The tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonides) plays a part in Far Eastern mythology, a prankster not unlike the fox, but less malevolent.

[Diagram]

The basic pattern

Black 1 and 3 in the diagram kills White. a and b are miai. What if Black tries a more obvious-looking point for 1?

[Diagram]

The raccoon-dog rubs against a rock (or something)

Against 1, 2 is White's only defence. It may look meek, but Black has to tread carefully. He has serious cutting points, and might soon find himself caught in a ladder or a messy ko situation. In the sequence up to 8, White gets a multistep ko, if nothing else. (Please review this page -- I have a disquieting feeling Black may have some tricks up his sleeve, but I can't find anything better than ugly kos like this. 1 in the original diagram still seems a key point -- can't Black come back and play there later?)

Simen


[Diagram]

Not very convincing.

unkx80: While I recognize the tesuji, the example given is not very convincing. I have not read out what happens when W2 is played at B3 though.


LoP Example from SegoeTesujiDictionary:

[Diagram]

SegoeTesujiDictionary - Oki section

There are many problems for this tesuji in that collection.


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