EVENT BOARDSIZE 19 SETUP W D16 K16 O17 D4 R3 R4 Q5 R7 SETUP B Q16 Q14 Q9 Q3 O4 K4 R2 S2 MARK 5@R7 4@S2 3@R4 2@R2 1@R3 COM Problem 15. Black to play. White has staked out a narrow position with the sequence to White 5, a standard joseki in the Chinese opening. What should Black do next ? ENDCOM B 1 S8 USER CORRECT ANSWER ENDUSER COM Correct Answer. Black should attack the white stones with 1. ENDCOM VAR B 1 F3 COM Failure. With respect to the black stones at the bottom, Black 1 is an excellent move, but ... ENDCOM W 2 S9 MARK B@M3 A@P3 COM ... White will slide to 2, intruding into Black's territory on the upper right while securing a base for her stones. Now that her stones are safe, White can aim at Black's territory at the bottom by attaching at A or invading at B. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR VAR B 1 R8 COM Unsatisfactory. The diagonal attachment of Black 1 is inferior to the Correct Answer. ENDCOM W 2 Q7 B 3 O9 W 4 O7 MARK A@R10 COM Not only are White's stones secure, but White can also aim at the invasion at A. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR W 2 P7 COM If White jumps to 2, ... ENDCOM B 3 O9 COM ... Black keeps up the pressure with 3, attacking White while building influence towards the top. White's stones are still insecure. <= ENDCOM