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GM[1]
SZ[19]
AW[nd][qf][pm][mc][md][rf][pg][ph][of][ng]
AB[pj][dj][dp][pd][pp][dd][jd][jj][np][nc][oc][pe][pf][qe][re][og]
TR[ng]
C[Problem 44. Black to play.  

How should Black continue after White played the marked stone (White 14 in Problem 40) ? ]
(;B[oh]
TR[jj]

TE[2]
C[Correct Answer.  

Because of the presence of the marked stone, the ladder is in Black's favour, so he should immediately run away with 1. ]
;W[oi];B[nh];W[pi]
LB[oi:2]
C[White plays 2 and 4, establishing a strong position on the right side, but, ... ]
;B[mh]
LB[le:A][ok:B][nh:3]
C[... after Black 3 and 5,  Black dominates the center and he is threatening to attack the white stones at the top with A or split White's position on the right side with B. <= ]
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(;B[jp]
C[How the game continued.  

Black 1 was a slack move. ]
;W[oh]
C[It enabled White to remove her bad aji by capturing at 2. White now had a thick position radiating throughout the whole board. Allowing White to get such a thick position in the center is a sure recipe for defeat. A priority for White in handicap games is to remove any bad aji as soon as possible. <= ]
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