EVENT BOARDSIZE 19 SETUP W C17 C16 D15 D13 C12 F17 H17 G15 H15 J15 K15 K16 N16 P16 P17 Q17 R16 S16 S17 H13 J12 SETUP B C18 D17 E18 E16 E15 E14 G14 F12 D4 Q4 J16 J17 K17 L16 L15 M15 M14 L13 K14 R18 R17 Q15 Q16 R15 COM ################################### Attack from a position of strength. ################################### If the stones that are used in your attack are weak, they could end up being the ones attacked. Consider the Diagram (Black to play). ENDCOM B 1 J10 COM Black caps with 1 and it seems as if he is building influence in the center ... ENDCOM W 2 K11 COM ... while forcing White run away with 2 ... ENDCOM B 3 L9 W 4 M11 COM ... and 4. ENDCOM B 5 N9 COM Black keeps up the pressure with 5, but ... ENDCOM W 6 M17 COM ... suddenly White plays a forcing move with 6 ... ENDCOM B 7 L17 W 8 O14 MARK 5@N9 3@L9 \t@R15 \t@Q15 \t@Q16 COM ... and jumps to 8, splitting the marked stones from their allies on the left. Black now has two weak groups and it is hard to tell who is the attacker and who is the one being attacked. Both sides are in for a hard fight and the outcome is far from clear (Taken from Problems 50 and 135.). If Black already had a stone at 8, Black 3 and 5 would be a devastating attack and White would be crushed. [Continued as "Problem 3"] ENDCOM