Sakata (7p, White) against Takagawa (7p).
White is considered too thin.
Black played
and since White could not allow Black to build on such a scale, Sakata had to play tenuki.
In the following fight all marked black stones (and , 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.
What is the status of the white group in the left bottom corner? Can White survive?
Dave Sigaty: It seems to me that and
are what happens if Black wants to try to capture White. The play at
seems to make miai of a and b. Basically at this point Black is ahead by at least 20 points on the board and so the game ends :-)
Interestingly, this game features Crab Eyes during the opening.