EVENT BOARDSIZE 19 SETUP W D16 D13 C6 D4 K4 O5 O3 O2 N18 O17 P16 P15 SETUP B P3 Q4 Q6 O7 R10 F17 J16 R16 P17 Q14 Q17 Q18 P19 O18 MARK 4@P19 2@Q17 3@N18 1@P16 \t@P18 COM Problem 154. White to play. The white stone that has been at the marked point has been working overtime: White has been able to make two ataris pivoting on this stone. However, the next move is the really important one and, if White misses it, all her good work could go to waste. ENDCOM W 1 M15 USER CORRECT ANSWER ENDUSER COM Correct Answer. When you are trying to make sabaki, you must play lightly. White 1 makes a resilient shape. This is a beautiful move. ENDCOM VAR W 1 N16 COM Failure. White 1 may look like an efficient move, since it protects all the cutting points, but ... ENDCOM B 2 M17 COM ... it results in a heavy shape after Black peeps at 2. ENDCOM W 3 N17 COM Because White has tried to save all of her stones, they will all come under attack. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR B 2 N17 COM There is nothing to worry about if Black cuts at 2. ENDCOM W 3 M17 MARK \t@O17 COM Just atari at 3 and sacrifice the marked stone. ENDCOM B 4 O16 COM After Black captures with 4, ... ENDCOM W 5 O15 COM ... White plays 5 and all of her stones are working efficiently. When you are trying to make sabaki, you have no responsibility to save all your stones. All you want to do is to establish a viable presence in the area you are fighting. <= ENDCOM