How To Play Against The Stronger Player

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Book #7 in the Go super books series. Author: Sakai Michiharu. It is [ext] downloadable from the [ext] Wing Go Club website.

Questions about material in the book

On page 24 there is an examination of black responses to the following position:

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White tries to break up black's territory on the right


The following sequence is given as a success for white:

[Diagram]

A bad sequence for black

What I don't understand is why White should want to invade with W10 instead of occupying e.g. the circled point. After W10 and supposing that B extends to the circled point, it seems like W will have to sacrifice that stone in order to rescue the group above.

Can any stronger player please explain this to me?

(By the way, sorry if the layout of this page is not too good) -- spindizzy1976

Tapir: W10 is connected to the wall, either above or below, e.g. after black played the marked spot white attaches below. That is the black stone is under attack in what was supposed to be a black moyo.

Thanks Tapir. I have a blind spot when it comes to watari... :) -- spindizzy1976


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