(; GM[1] SZ[19] AW[ef][dg][hd][hb][hf][nc][nd][cn] AB[jp][jd][pj][dj][dp][pd][pp][dd][fd][eg][oc][jf][pf][dm][fp] TR[ef] C[Problem 33. Black to play. How should Black respond to the marked white stone ? ] (;B[df] TE[2] C[Correct Answer. Black is strong around here, so he shouldn't be afraid to crosscut with 1. ] ;W[ff] C[White extends towards her stones at the top with 2 and ... ] ;B[cf] C[... Black descends to 3. ] ;W[dh] C[Since the ladder is unfavourable for White, she must extend to 4. ] ;B[fg];W[ei];B[gg];W[gf];B[gi] C[After Black 9, White finds her three stones on the left under attack. ] ) (;B[ff] C[Variation. Black could also hane at 1. ] ;W[fg] C[White ataris with 2 ... ] ;B[eh];W[fe] C[... and 4, but ... ] ;B[ee] C[... Black 5 is a double atari. ] ;W[gf] C[White captures with 6, ... ] ;B[df];W[ff] LB[df:7] C[... then connects with 8 in answer to Black 7. ] ;B[cf] LB[dh:B][ei:A] C[Black descends to 9 and has secured the territory there. If White A, Black will simply secure the white stone with B. <= ] ) (;B[cf] C[How the game continued. Black 1 was a bad move. ] ;W[df] C[It induced White to connect with 2, rendering the lone black stone useless. ] ;B[ce];W[cg] C[White got a thick position on the outside, ... ] ;B[fb] C[... while Black took the corner territory. ] ;W[ec] C[White exchanged 6 ... ] ;B[dc] C[... for Black 7 to leave some aji behind. <= ] ) )