ErasureOrInvasion/Pro play 1

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Shusai invaded Black's left side.

This example comes from Now I Would Play This Way: Go Seigen looks back at 18 memorable games (Go Seigen: Omoide no 18 Kyoku: Ima Nara Ko Utsu). It is from the second game, in which he took two stones from Shusai Meijin Honinbo.

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Invasion (ii)

Go Seigen comments that W1 is somewhat unreasonable, but Shusai had little choice because of the handicap.

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Invasion (iii)

Go Seigen says that B10 is premature, giving White a chance to make the following play.

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Invasion (iv)

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Keshi variation

Go Seigen says that if Shusai had played the erasure (keshi) at W1, he would have ignored it and taken the last large point with B2.


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