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Direction of play problem 003

3 White to play Choose from options A–E * There is no moyo on the board

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GM[1]FF[4]VW[]AP[goproblems.ru]
SZ[19]
ST[2]
AB[pd][dd][do]
AW[qp][dq]
;W[tt]C[3
White to play
Choose from options A–E
* There is no moyo on the board]
PL[W]LB[dl:E][cm:D][eo:C][co:B][fp:A]
(;W[fp]
BM[1]C[Wrong answer
The keima does not give territory
See the continuation]
;B[cq];W[cr];B[cp];W[er];B[cl]
C[…White 1 is too passive here. When the joseki finishes with 6, the result favours Black.]
LB[cl:6][er:5][cp:4][cr:3][cq:2][fp:1]
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(;W[co]
TE[1]C[Correct answer
The tsuke underneath gives territory
White 1 takes the corner territory. Black answers at A or B (see problems 5-6).]
LB[dp:B][cn:A]
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(;W[eo]
BM[1]C[Wrong answer
The outside tsuke loses territory
White 1 is wrong here, because it lets Black take the corner territory. After White 1 Black plays A or B (see problems 28-29).]
LB[cq:B][en:A]
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(;W[cm]
BM[1]C[Wrong answer
The low hasami starts a fight
Black holds the upper left corner, so the fight after 1 is hard for White. Black answers at A, B, C or D (see problems 42-43).]
LB[bo:D][dm:C][en:B][cq:A]
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(;W[dl]
BM[1]C[Wrong answer
The two-space high pincer (niken takabasami) needs support
With Black on both star points (hoshi) along the upper side, White 1 has a hard time. Black strengthens the /\\ stone with A, B, C or D (see problems 62-63) and counterattacks the 1 stone.]
LB[go:D][eq:C][gp:B][fo:A]
TR[do]
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