EVENT BOARDSIZE 19 SETUP W D16 L17 D4 D5 D3 E3 E2 F4 J4 O5 P5 Q5 R4 SETUP B Q17 R15 D2 C2 C3 C4 C6 F3 L3 N4 P3 P6 Q6 R6 MARK \t@N4 COM Problem 114. White to play. Black has reinforced his stones at the bottom with the marked stone. How should White respond ? ENDCOM W 1 Q3 USER CORRECT ANSWER ENDUSER COM Correct Answer. This is a case where White must defend to ensure that her weak stones don't come under attack. White 1 is the vital point for White to make a base in the corner. Next, ... ENDCOM VAR W 1 Q10 COM Failure. White 1 is bad. ENDCOM B 2 R2 COM Black slides to 2, expanding his territory and robbing the four white stones of their base. White must escape, but with weak stones above and below, she is sure to fall behind as she tries to rescue them. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR B 2 Q2 MARK 1@Q3 COM Besides securing a base for her stones, White 1 also attacks the black stones. Black must defend with 2 ... ENDCOM W 3 R2 B 4 P2 COM ... and 4. ENDCOM W 5 S5 COM White now secures the corner with 5, and ... ENDCOM B 6 Q10 COM ... Black will extend to 6, staking out a position on the right side. <= ENDCOM