EVENT BOARDSIZE 19 SETUP W D17 D15 H17 H15 C10 R17 SETUP B K17 K15 Q16 Q10 MARK 1@R17 COM Problem 77. Black to play. Invading at 1, the 3-3 point, when Black has a stone on the star point, is usually the vital point. In which direction should Black play ? ENDCOM B 1 Q17 USER CORRECT ANSWER ENDUSER COM Correct Answer. Black should block at 2 ... ENDCOM VAR B 1 R16 COM Failure. Blocking from this side with 1 ... ENDCOM W 2 Q17 B 3 P17 W 4 P18 B 5 O17 W 6 O18 B 7 N17 W 8 S16 B 9 S15 W 10 S17 B 11 R14 MARK \t@K15 \t@K17 COM ... results in the joseki up to 11, but it leaves Black with a shallow moyo. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR W 2 R16 B 3 Q15 MARK \t@K15 \t@K17 COM ... and extend to 3 to make a box-like territory on the left. <= ENDCOM