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Direction of play problem 005

5 White to play Choose from options A–B * The right side is the most important area

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GM[1]FF[4]VW[]AP[goproblems.ru]
SZ[19]
ST[2]
AB[qd][oc][pq][qo]
AW[dc][cq][po]
;W[tt]C[5
White to play
Choose from options A–B
* The right side is the most important area]
PL[W]LB[pp:B][qn:A]
(;W[qn]
TE[1]C[Correct answer
White 1 stops the black /\\ stones from developing on the right side. Black continues with A or B (see problems 7-8).]
LB[ro:B][qp:A]
TR[qd][oc]
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(;W[pp]
BM[1]C[Wrong answer
Pressing from the outside works badly for the right side
See the continuation]
;B[qp];W[oq]
C[…With 1 White chooses the wrong direction, because here the right side is more important than the lower side. The /\\ stones have far more potential than White’s [ \] stone. After White 3 Black will probably play A or B (see problems 18-19).]
LB[qn:B][pn:A][oq:3][qp:2][pp:1]
TR[qd][oc]
SQ[cq]
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