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Refuting a trick play (hamete) problem 024

24 Black to play. White tries to attack the black stones immediately with the marked move. It is not the best move, but what should Black do?

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SZ[19]
AB[qq][pq][pp][oq][oo][pn]
AW[po][qo][qp][op][np][nq][kq]
;W[tt]C[24
Black to play
White tries to attack the black stones immediately with the marked move. It is not the best move, but what should Black do?]
TR[nq]
(;B[nr]
TE[1]C[Correct answer
In this position the best move is Black 1.
See the continuation]
(;W[qn]
C[See the variation]
;B[mr];W[lp];B[on];W[ql];B[ol]
C[…White must answer 2. Black takes the vital point 3, and the position favours Black.]
LB[nr:1][qn:2][mr:3][lp:4][on:5][ql:6][ol:7]
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(;W[mr];B[qn];W[rn];B[rm];W[on];B[no];W[qm];B[mq]
C[…If White tries to block at 2, Black launches a severe attack with 3. White attacks with 4, 6 and 8, but Black has the good defensive move 9. If White answers A, Black continues at B and then extends to C.]
LB[nr:1][mr:2][qn:3][rn:4][rm:5][on:6][no:7][qm:8][mq:9][mp:A][mo:B][pm:C]
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(;B[qn]
BM[1]C[Wrong answer
Black 1 is an overplay.
See the continuation]
;W[rn];B[rm];W[on];B[no];W[qm];B[pm];W[mo]
C[…Now the combination 2, 4 and 6 works. If Black answers 7, White captures the stones in a shicho with 8.]
LB[mo:8][pm:7][qm:6][no:5][on:4][rm:3][rn:2][qn:1]
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