EVENT BOARDSIZE 19 SETUP W C17 R3 R4 R6 O3 N4 C3 D4 F4 SETUP B Q16 Q4 P3 O2 O4 O5 L4 B4 C6 C9 MARK A@K17 D@J3 B@R14 C@R9 COM Problem 149. White to play. The joseki played in the lower right corner has ended in sente for White. There seem to be a lot of big points for her to play, but which one is the biggest ? ENDCOM W 1 J3 MARK A@H3 USER CORRECT ANSWER ENDUSER COM Correct Answer. White 1 is the biggest point. To convince you that it is really big, imaging the difference if Black were to play at A. ENDCOM VAR W 1 K17 COM Failure. Another big point, but it takes no actual profit. ENDCOM B 2 H3 MARK A@F2 COM Black plays 2. He is now threatening to slide at A, uprooting the white stones there. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR VAR W 1 R9 MARK A@R8 COM Failure. White 1 here defends against Black A. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR VAR W 1 R14 COM Failure. If White 1 here, ... ENDCOM B 2 O16 COM ... Black will jump to 2, and another move on the side becomes necessary. <= ENDCOM ENDVAR B 2 O17 W 3 R9 COM <= ENDCOM