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.
tderz: Shifted two lines to the left ...
another makes sense: Wa now threatens to capture 3
,
while defending there with Ba, gives White enough time (3 libs with ),
to start cutting with b-ff, resulting in escape by either capturing with g or h.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/33/8766f1d159438dc6263deab7248bf159.png)
SegoeTesujiDictionary - Oki section
An example from Segoe Tesuji Dictionary. There are many problems requiring this tesuji in that collection.
Synonym: http://senseis.xmp.net/?PattingTheRaccoonsBelly
Examples
cynewulf: This tesuji appeared in a real game on KGS: http://files.gokgs.com/games/2007/10/7/qsefthuko-sususu.sgf
anonymous:This tesuji appeared in real game for mejin title:
http://eidogo.com/#2ivDD2 -its game Honinbo Satsugen(white) vs Inoue Shuntatsu Inseki(black)