BLACK

position is good enough, as his line on D is very strong.

42. B 14.

44. C 12. Black gains very little

by this.

46. B 15.

48. B 16. Very bad; Black has the whole board to gain ground in elsewhere.

50. D 15. If Black feels he must

play here, D 13 is better. 52. E 13.

54. DII.

56. E 14.

58. E 11.

60. F11. If Black hopes to save his group in the upper left-hand corner, he must escape toward the center at this point.

62. A 14. Black cannot possibly form "Me"; this move is merely wasted.

64. E 9.
66. H II.

68. F 10. Black forms "Me" in

this group long before it is threatened, while he might gain ground elsewhere.

70. A 16. Another lost move.

72. E 4.

74. G 9.

76. F 9.

78. F 8.

80. F 6.

82. G 5.

Too cautious.

121. D 18.

123. C 19. Takes. 125. B 7.

127. L 13.

129. M IO.

131. N II.

133. N 13.

135. M 9.

137. M 8.

139. K 7.

141. P 5.

143. N 2.

145. P 2. 147. K 16.

149. K 17.

151. L 15.

153. M 14. 155. M 13.

157. L 16.

159. G 17. 161. G 15.

WHITE

163. H 18. 165. J 17.

BLACK

122. A 18.

124. C 6.

126. K 12. Like all beginners,

Black keeps his stones too close together. M 10 would be bet

ter.

128. L 12.

130. M II.

132. LII.

134. L 10. Black again adds

stones to a dead group.

136. L 8.

138. L 9.

140. O 6.

142. O 2. S 4 would have been much better.

144. NI. Black overlooks that

This is a

he must connect at P 2. common error of novices. 146. J 14.

148. J 16.

150. K 15. Black tries to form another living group. His only chance was near Q 14-Q 16.

152. L 14.

154. K 14.

156. M 15.
158. G 16.

Black again adds to

a hopeless position.

160. H 17.
162. H 15.

Black thinks he has

the necessary "Me." Two of them,

however, are "Kageme."

164. J 18.

166. G 18.