EVENT BOARDSIZE 19 SETUP W D17 F17 C16 C15 C8 D4 SETUP B C14 D14 D15 D10 Q16 Q4 MARK 1@D10 2@C8 COM Problem 9. Black to play. In response to Black 1, White has extended to 2, attacking the weak underbelly of Black's position. With the whole board in mind, where should Black play his next move ? ENDCOM B 1 Q10 USER CORRECT ANSWER ENDUSER COM Correct Answer. Instead of defending his stones on the left side, Black makes the sanren-sei formation on the right side with 1. ENDCOM VAR B 1 C10 COM Failure. Black is thinking on a small scale if he defends at 1. ENDCOM W 2 R10 COM White will immediately take the big point on the right side with 2. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR W 2 C12 COM Black now welcomes the invasion of White 2 ... ENDCOM B 3 D12 W 4 C11 B 5 D11 W 6 C10 B 7 D9 COM ... because the thickness he builds with the sequence to 7 words very well with the influence of his three stones on the right. <= ENDCOM