How to play against stronger players. Volume 1: Local Positions

SAKAI Michiharu, Professional 8-dan, Autumn 1969......Page 3 Contents......Page 4 Proper Black Attitude......Page 7 Diagram 6 (Black is fine)......Page 8 Diagram 9 (White gets his wish)......Page 9 Proper Black Attitude......Page 10 Diagram 4 (Black can resist more vigorously, but)......Page 11 Diagram 8 (A slip by Black)......Page 12 Diagram 12 (5 stone nakade)......Page 13 Proper Black Attitude......Page 14 Diagram 3 (Black is secure)......Page 15 Diagram 6 (Even)......Page 16 Diagram 9 (Unreasonable for Black)......Page 17 Diagram 12 (Sabaki for White)......Page 18 Proper Black Attitude......Page 19 Diagram 4 (Black is playable)......Page 20 Diagram 8 (An overplay for White)......Page 21 Diagram 12 (Split)......Page 22 Proper Black Attitude......Page 23 Diagram 4 (White gets sabaki)......Page 24 Diagram 8 (White is captured)......Page 25 Diagram 9 (Proper play by White)......Page 26 Proper Black Attitude......Page 27 Diagram 4 (Black is stretched thin)......Page 28 Diagram 8 (More of the same)......Page 29 Diagram 12 (Bad aji for White)......Page 30 Diagram 16 (The related ladder)......Page 31 Diagram 18 (Eminently playable for White)......Page 32 Proper Black Attitude......Page 33 Diagram 4 (An old position)......Page 34 Diagram 8 (Black improvises)......Page 35 Diagram 12 (A sharp cut by White)......Page 36 Proper Black Attitude......Page 37 Diagram 4 (Black’s correct attacking method)......Page 38 Diagram 8 (White captures in sente)......Page 39 Diagram 9 (Black’s stones aren’t effective)......Page 40 Proper Black Attitude......Page 41 Diagram 4 (Black resists)......Page 42 Diagram 8 (White aims for ko)......Page 43 Diagram 12 (Black wins)......Page 44 Diagram 13 (Black goes astray)......Page 45 Proper Black Attitude......Page 46 Diagram 3 (White is thick)......Page 47 Diagram 6 (Correct response 2)......Page 48 Diagram 8 (Playable for Black)......Page 49 Proper Black Attitude......Page 50 Diagram 4 (White varies)......Page 51 Diagram 8 (Painful shape)......Page 52 Diagram 12 (A failure for Black)......Page 53 Proper Black Attitude......Page 54 Diagram 4 (Black collapses)......Page 55 Diagram 8 (Black rushes to capture)......Page 56 Diagram 12 (A big loss for Black)......Page 57 Proper Black Attitude......Page 58 Diagram 3 (Half-hearted)......Page 59 Diagram 6 (A better attempt for Black)......Page 60 Diagram 9 (A strong response from Black)......Page 61 Diagram 10 (White is captured)......Page 62 Proper Black Attitude......Page 63 Diagram 4 (Black 1 is good)......Page 64 Diagram 8 (Even)......Page 65 Diagram 12 (Black gets an excellent position)......Page 66 Proper Black Attitude......Page 67 Diagram 5 (Correct answer)......Page 68 Diagram 9 (Weak-spirited play by Black)......Page 69 Diagram 13 (Another try for Black)......Page 70 Diagram 14 (An even result)......Page 71 Proper Black Attitude......Page 72 Diagram 3 (A classic non-tesuji)......Page 73 Diagram 6 (Overbearing play by White)......Page 74 Diagram 9 (Ponnuki)......Page 75 Diagram 10 (Too shallow)......Page 76 Proper Black Attitude......Page 77 Diagram 4 (If White protects the right ()......Page 78 Diagram 8 (Black is captured)......Page 79 Diagram 12 (Strong move by White)......Page 80 Diagram 16 (White counterattack)......Page 81 Diagram 18 (Black’s shape collapses)......Page 82 Proper Black Attitude......Page 83 Diagram 3 (White races ahead)......Page 84 Diagram 6 (Complications)......Page 85 Diagram 9 (Both sides live)......Page 86 Diagram 12 (White complicates)......Page 87 Diagram 15 (A good exchange for Black)......Page 88 Diagram 18 (Unreasonable for White)......Page 89 Diagram 19 (Enormous thickness for Black)......Page 90 Proper Black Attitude......Page 91 Diagram 4 (Exchange)......Page 92 Diagram 8 (Black resists)......Page 93 Diagram 10 (Black’s shape falls apart)......Page 94 Proper Black Attitude......Page 95 Diagram 4 (Stylish shape for White)......Page 96 Diagram 8 (A ponnuki is worth 30 points)......Page 97 Diagram 12 (A similar result)......Page 98 Proper Black Attitude......Page 99 Diagram 3 (Black is thick)......Page 100 Diagram 6 (Wrong path 2)......Page 101 Diagram 9 (Possible complications)......Page 102 Proper Black Attitude......Page 103 Diagram 6 (White is captured)......Page 104 Diagram 10 (Vulgar play)......Page 105 Diagram 12 (Deep invasion)......Page 106 Proper Black Attitude......Page 107 Diagram 4 (Strong attitude 2)......Page 108 Diagram 8 (More stubborn resistance by White)......Page 109 Diagram 9 (In the end, White is crushed)......Page 110 Proper Black Attitude......Page 111 Diagram 4 (A fighting move)......Page 112 Diagram 8 (White tries getting forceful)......Page 113 Diagram 9 (A favorable ko for Black)......Page 114 Proper Black Attitude......Page 115 Diagram 3 (White rushes ahead)......Page 116 Diagram 6 (White resists)......Page 117 Diagram 7 (White collapses)......Page 118 Glossary......Page 119