EVENT BOARDSIZE 19 SETUP W M17 R14 Q10 R6 C14 B16 C11 SETUP B C17 D16 F16 K16 O16 Q16 Q4 O4 K4 D4 MARK 1@M17 COM Problem 56. Black to play. The deep invasion of 1 is another move White has in her arsenal. How does Black reply in this case ? ENDCOM B 1 M16 USER CORRECT ANSWER ENDUSER COM Correct Answer. Attaching with Black 1 is the strongest move. White is now forced to make life on the side. ENDCOM VAR B 1 O17 COM Failure. Defending with Black 1 is bad. When White makes a deep invasion, your first instinct should be to confine her to the side. ENDCOM W 2 M15 COM <= ENDCOM VAR W 2 K17 MARK @@M15 COM Instead of @, White could attach at 2. ENDCOM B 3 J17 COM Black plays 3 and ... ENDCOM W 4 J16 COM ... White cuts at 4. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR ENDVAR VAR B 1 N17 MARK A@L17 COM Failure. Attaching with 1 (or A) is even worse. ENDCOM W 2 M16 B 3 O14 W 4 M14 MARK A@P17 COM White is out into the center and still threatens a move at A. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR VAR B 1 K17 USER CORRECT ANSWER ENDUSER COM Correct Answer. If you are going to defend, Black 1 is the only way. ENDCOM W 2 M15 COM After White 2, ... ENDCOM B 3 P13 COM ... Black jumps to 3, attacking White on both the right and the left. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR W 2 N17 B 3 N16 W 4 L17 B 5 K17 W 6 Q18 VAR W 6 L16 COM White could push through with 6 ... ENDCOM B 7 L15 W 8 K18 B 9 J18 W 10 L19 B 11 K15 W 12 P18 COM ... and live with the moves to 12. This is also joseki. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR B 7 L16 W 8 O17 COM The moves to 8 are joseki. Black gets territory on the left and thickness in the center. <= ENDCOM