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.
and
in the diagram kill White. Now a and b are miai. What if Black tries a more obvious-looking point for
?
Against ,
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
, 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.
in the original diagram still seems a key point -- can't Black come back and play there later?)
unkx80: While I recognize the tesuji, the example given is not very convincing. I have not read out what happens when is played at
though.
LoP Example from SegoeTesujiDictionary: