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Direction of play and tesuji problem 003

3 Black to play The standard move is the best move. There is strength in simplicity!

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SZ[19]
AB[dp][cm][eq][jp]
AW[dq][er]
C[3
Black to play
The standard move is the best move. There is strength in simplicity!]
(;B[ep]
TE[1]C[Correct answer
The connection 1 is best.
See the continuation]
;W[dr];B[fr];W[cp];B[co];W[bp];B[br];W[cr];B[gq]
C[…It is right for White to connect at 2. After the hanging connection 9 the position can be left as it is (7 is a useful move).]
LB[gq:9][cr:8][br:7][bp:6][co:5][cp:4][fr:3][dr:2][ep:1]
)
(;B[cq]
BM[1]C[Wrong answer
See the continuation]
;W[dr];B[ep];W[fq]
C[…Here White is in time to poke their head out on the lower side with 4, and the cut at A is at their disposal.]
LB[fq:4][ep:3][dr:2][cq:1][cp:A]
)
(;B[fq]
BM[1]C[Wrong answer
See the continuation]
;W[cq];B[cp];W[fr];B[gq];W[gr];B[hq]
C[…With the nobi 1 Black of course builds up great thickness, but the cramped stone /\\ spoils everything.]
LB[hq:7][gr:6][gq:5][fr:4][cp:3][cq:2][fq:1]
TR[cm]
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