EVENT BOARDSIZE 19 SETUP W G16 C16 C13 C4 N4 R4 Q6 P6 O7 SETUP B E17 F15 E3 P3 P5 O5 Q8 Q11 P17 R16 MARK \t@Q11 COM Problem 4. White to play. Black has just extended with the marked stone. How can White take the initiative at the bottom ? ENDCOM W 1 Q3 USER CORRECT ANSWER ENDUSER COM Correct Answer. Attaching with White 1 robs the black stones of their base and gives White the territory in the lower right corner. Next ... ENDCOM VAR W 1 M6 COM Failure. Confining the three black stones with White 1 is a dubious move. ENDCOM B 2 R3 COM Black attaches with 2 and ... ENDCOM W 3 S3 B 4 R2 MARK A@G3 COM ... easily makes life in the corner after descending to 4. Even if White attacks the stone in the lower left corner at A, she can't expect a big profit. The sequence in the Correct Answer Diagram is superior to the one here. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR B 2 N5 W 3 L4 B 4 M6 MARK 2@N5 COM ... Black has to run away with 2 and 4, but ... ENDCOM W 5 G3 MARK 3@L4 COM ... White jumps to 3 and extends to 5, mapping out territory along the bottom and attacking the black stone in the lower left corner. In addition, the black stones at the bottom right are still without a base. With two vulnerable positions under attack, Black is at a serious disadvantage. <= ENDCOM