EVENT BOARDSIZE 19 SETUP W D17 D3 SETUP B C15 Q16 Q4 MARK 1@Q16 3@Q4 2@D17 5@C15 4@D3 COM Problem 29. White to play. The formation of White 2 and 3 is known as mukai-komoku (opposing komoku). Black 5 is not necessarily bad, but White can get the initiative on the left side. Where should she play ? ENDCOM W 1 D12 USER CORRECT ANSWER ENDUSER COM Correct Answer. White should pincer around 1, ... ENDCOM B 2 D14 W 3 F16 B 4 B17 W 5 K17 COM ... play out the joseki, and let Black approach again at the bottom with 6. ENDCOM B 6 C5 W 7 D8 MARK 1@D12 A@C8 COM Now White can pincer again with 7 (or A), but this time, besides being a pincer, it is also an extension from her stone at 1. White is satisfied with this result. <= ENDCOM