EVENT BOARDSIZE 19 SETUP W D16 D4 D6 Q5 P9 O17 K16 SETUP B F3 K4 Q3 O4 R9 Q16 Q14 MARK 1@Q5 2@O4 3@P9 COM Problem 74. Black to play. After 2, White strikes at the weak point of the low Chinese opening by capping at 3. How should Black prevent White from making sabaki ? ENDCOM B 1 R7 USER CORRECT ANSWER ENDUSER COM Correct Answer. Black 1 is a sharp move. White has to keep her stones linked, ... ENDCOM VAR B 1 Q11 COM Failure. The proverb advises us to answer a cap with a knight's move, but if Black plays 1, ... ENDCOM W 2 R8 B 3 S8 W 4 S9 B 5 S10 W 6 Q9 B 7 R10 W 8 S7 COM ... White makes sabaki within Black's moyo, ... ENDCOM B 9 T9 COM ... ending in sente. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR W 2 Q8 COM ... so she plays 2 ... ENDCOM VAR W 2 P6 MARK @@Q8 COM Failure for White. The forcing move at @ in the Correct Answer is necessary. If White simply plays 2 here, ... ENDCOM B 3 P7 COM ... Black will play 3 and, ... ENDCOM W 4 O7 B 5 O8 W 6 P8 B 7 Q7 W 8 N7 COM ... after 8, ... ENDCOM B 9 O9 COM ... Black can fight with 9. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR B 3 R8 W 4 Q7 COM ... and 4. ENDCOM B 5 Q11 COM When Black now plays 5, White's stones are rootless, floating in the center, so Black will be able to gain more profit by attacking them. <= ENDCOM