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Direction of play and tesuji problem 026

26 White to play There is a weak point in Black’s shape. Using it, White saves their three stones.

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SZ[19]
AB[eq][er][dp][cp][bq][co][em][fo][eo][cj]
AW[cq][dq][do][dn][cn][fp][ep][go][gp]
C[26
White to play
There is a weak point in Black’s shape. Using it, White saves their three stones.]
PL[W];W[fm]
TE[1]C[Correct answer
Tsuke 1 is the standard suji, but that is not all.
See the continuation]
;B[en];W[el];B[dm];W[cl]
(;B[fl]
C[See the variation]
;W[dl];B[gm];W[cm];B[fn];W[gn];B[fm];W[hm];B[fk]
;W[dj]
C[…Black has no choice but to submit meekly to the squeeze (shibori).
The upshot: sabaki has worked, and White has got out of trouble with fine timing.
The most important thing in this problem is to find the move 5.]
LB[dj:15][fk:14][hm:13][gn:11][fn:10][cm:9][gm:8][dl:7][fl:6][cl:5][dm:4][el:3][en:2][fm:12]
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(;B[cm];W[bn]
C[…Black does not know what to do next.]
LB[bn:7][cm:6][cl:5][dm:4][el:3][en:2][fm:1]
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