(;B[qd]SZ[19]DT[1938-07-26]PB[Kitani Minoru]BR[7dan]PW[Honinbo Shusai]WR[Meijin]TM[40 hours]KM[B+5]US[tasuki]C[Played on 15 days between 26 June and November 24 1938 at 3 different locations.];W[qp]C[ This is called Shusai's komoku which he used in his important games. ];B[dq];W[co];B[ep];W[od]
;B[oc];W[nc];B[pc];W[md];B[ne]
(;W[oe];B[nb];W[nf]
(;B[mb]C[ The moves through the Black 15 are a takamoku joseki which gives White sente to play at 16. Go Seigen suggested "a". ];W[nq]
(;B[pf]C[ Kitani could not decide where to play in the upper left corner. Present players would play at "a". ];W[ce]
(;B[cc]C[ Black 19 is inevitable. If at "a" or "b".. ];W[ed];B[ec]
(;W[fc]C[ White 22 cannot be at "a". ];B[fd]
(;W[gd];B[fe];W[ee]C[ White 24 and 26 are the Meijin's special moves. For the first time he used this new device in an official game. ];B[gc];W[fb];B[eb];W[gb]
(;B[ff]C[ Black cannot play at "a". ];W[hc]
(;B[ef]C[ Black 33 is strong. This induces White to play at 34. This should not be at "a". ];W[cd];B[bc]C[ And this lets Black make his group in the corner safe with 35. ];W[ch];B[di]C[ Black 33 also allows Black to press White with 37 and the following moves. ]
(;W[ci]C[ "a" is no good for White. ];B[dj];W[cj];B[dk];W[ck];B[dl];W[cm];B[dn];W[cn]
(;B[dm]C[ "His play 47 shocked everyone. Kawabata said 'I was really startled at the instant when Black played 47. White's move 48 (A) is so good. Black pressed White on the third line with a thick and heavy wall. The Great Wall of Kitani was his life work. He refused to fall into any trap.'" ];W[jp]C[ White 48 is the absolute move. Shusai said 'It is the ideal play of Black, but he seems to have over-estimated the thickness of the outside wall.' So both Shusai and Kitani were satisfied with their moves 47 and 48. ];B[jc];W[je];B[ie]C[ White 50 and 51 are inevitable. ];W[jd];B[id];W[ic];B[kc];W[if];B[he]
(;W[jf]C[ White 58 could be at "a". White 58 was a secure move. ];B[hf]C[ Black was also relieved at getting Black 59. ];W[jb];B[kb];W[ia]
(;B[no];W[np];B[lo];W[lp]C[ Shusai criticised these moves, saying that they only consolidate White. ];B[le];W[lf];B[kf]
(;W[me]C[ If White plays at "a".. ];B[lg];W[mf];B[kd];W[kg];B[ke];W[lh];B[jg];W[mg];B[ph];W[jh];B[ig];W[ql]

(;B[qj]C[ Black would like to play at "a". ];W[rj];B[ri];W[ol];B[rk]
(;W[ko]C[ White 88 is a solid and secure move. If he plays at "a" instead.. ];B[hq];W[hp];B[gp];W[gq];B[hr];W[iq];B[ho];W[ip];B[gr]
(;W[kl]C[ White 98 might be at "a" or "b" instead. It is difficult to decide. ];B[ki]
(;W[kh]C[ Shusai regretted this move saying he should have played at "a". ];B[rm];W[rl];B[sl];W[qm];B[rn];W[qo]C[ Black 1 to White 6. "They are the biggest moves at this time." ];B[bp]C[ Good move, not only a large yose but it forces White 8. ]
(;W[dg]C[ If White plays elsewhere, the corner group is safe (see ko variation following Black 9). ]
(;B[bd]C[ If Black plays elsewhere, (transcriber's suggestion).. ];W[be];B[dc]C[ Black 7 forces White 8 and accordingly, Black 9 and 11, which make the corner group perfectly alive. ];W[go];B[fq];W[hn];B[oj];W[nj];B[ni];W[mj];B[ok]
(;W[nk]C[ In the sequence from 15 White "pays his utmost effort to get ahead of Black, especially White 20". ]
(;B[hd]C[ Good timing. If neglected, for "a" (transcriber's suggestion).. (Extract from Kawabata, The Master of Go). "He leaned over the board, the chart in his hand, and looked for Black 121. He could not find it. .. Yawata should have found it immediatley, but his eyes wandered over the chart. "Ah!" he said at length. I was some slight distance from the board, and even after the Black stone had been played I had difficulty finding it. When presently I did find it, I was at a loss for an explanation. off in the upper reaches of the board, it lay apart from the fight that was coming to a climax at the centre." ]
(;W[hb]C[ At the moment White has to play at 22 to be sure of life. If he plays at "a".. ];B[qn];W[pn];B[sp];W[rq];B[mi];W[li];B[nl]
(;W[ro]C[ If White plays at "a" to protect against the cut.. White tries to force a reply. "Meijin laments over the move; said he had better have played at "b".];B[nm];W[om];B[lj];W[mk];B[lk];W[ml];B[ll];W[mm];B[lm];W[mn];B[ln];W[mo]
;B[jj];W[ir];B[so];W[sq];B[sm];W[bo];B[bq];W[ik];B[ij];W[hj];B[ii];W[jk];B[hl]
;W[hk];B[fo];W[gn];B[gl];W[il];B[cl];W[bl];B[nh];W[mh];B[qk];W[og];B[pg];W[ea]
;B[da];W[fa];B[ba];W[hm];B[is];W[js];B[hs];W[jr];B[ae];W[af];B[ad];W[cf];B[pl]
;W[pm];B[pk];W[nn];B[fm];W[fn];B[en];W[ao];B[km];W[jm];B[fk];W[do];B[eo];W[hi]
;B[ih];W[fj];B[dd];W[ej];B[ek];W[de];B[bg];W[bf];B[cg];W[bh];B[df];W[ag];B[dh]
;W[fh];B[eh];W[cg];B[fi];W[gi];B[ei];W[kk];B[kj];W[gg];B[ka];W[ja];B[kn];W[jn]
;B[gj];W[gk];B[fj];W[gm];B[fl];W[ap];B[aq];W[cp];B[cq];W[oh];B[oi];W[pe];B[qe]
;W[nd];B[sk];W[lc];B[lb]C[Black wins by 5 points.  Black used 34 hours, 19 minutes.  White used 19 hours and 57 minutes. ])
(;W[lk];B[po]
(;W[om];B[on];W[pm];B[nm]C[   White collapses. ])
(;W[on];B[om];W[pl];B[nm];W[pm];B[oo]C[     This also leads to collapse. ]))
(;W[oi]
(;B[oh];W[ro];B[nm];W[lk];B[pl];W[om];B[on];W[pm];B[po];W[pk];B[pj];W[sn]C[   White 1 prevents Black cutting at 10, as in the previous variations. When   Black has to answer at 12, White 13 is fatal to Black. ])
(;B[lj];W[mk];B[lk];W[ml];B[nm];W[om];B[ll];W[mm];B[lm];W[mn];B[ln];W[mo];B[jj]C[     This result is almost the same as in the game. (TMH) However with White     having ignored \\t, White is sure of some profit here, see following     moves for my suggestion. ]
;W[qk];B[sj]
(;W[pj];B[pi];W[pk];B[oh])
(;W[pi];B[qi];W[oh];B[og];W[nh]))))
(;W[fa];B[ha];W[hb];B[ka]C[   The group dies. ]))
(;B[qn];W[pn];B[sp];W[ea];B[da];W[fa];B[ba];W[rq]C[   After White has played 4 and 6, Black A will be answered by White B and then Black C is not sente. ]))
(;W[nl]C[   Honinbo would not be satisfied with ordinary 1 because it is clearly 2   points less than @. ]))
(;B[in];W[ea];B[da];W[ba];B[dc];W[fa];B[cb];W[ca]C[   The corner group is vulnreable to a ko. ]))
(;W[ea];B[da];W[ba];B[dc];W[fa]
(;B[cf];W[bf];B[be];W[cg];B[de]C[   If White tries to kill immediately, Black lives with a bit of profit. ])
(;B[be]
(;W[bd];B[cf]
(;W[bf];B[bg];W[ae];B[cg]C[     (TMH: I am not so sure about this; the diagrams given in the magazine     now don't show all the \\t stones). The commentary now states that these     moves also show that Black is alive. Perhaps it was meant to show that     Black could play this if White did not play at 108 in the game, but the     option was there even if Black did not play at 107. ])
(;W[df];B[bg];W[ae];B[dg]C[       The commentary also gives this variation, again without the \\t stones       in the diagram. However I (TMH) would have thought that \\d was       important to all this. ]))
(;W[cf];B[bd]C[       White will have to play at 1 and let Black live with 2. ]))))
(;W[rl];B[kh];W[og];B[pg];W[mk]C[   White would have a better position, "then Black would have had a harder   time to win." ]))
(;W[jl])
(;W[kk]))
(;W[gq];B[ip];W[iq];B[mp]C[   "White will be perplexed." Transcriber: Black's threats to break up the   side and cut off stones are almost unstoppable. At the least, Black   establishes his stones in the centre. ]))
(;B[pn]C[   "However he was not sure of success in the following difficult sequence." ]))
(;W[kg];B[mf];W[ke];B[me];W[mg];B[ng];W[of];B[mh];W[lg];B[ld];W[og];B[nh];W[oh]
;B[nj];W[pj]C[   Kitani had read out this sequence and believed that the \\t stones would be   useful in attacking White. ]))
(;B[oh]C[   Shusai thought Black should play here, aiming at A. ]))
(;W[ge];B[dg];W[cg];B[hf];W[gf];B[hg];W[gg];B[hh];W[gh];B[hi];W[eg]C[   With the moves to 11 White can capture four stones. Kitani was afraid of   this. Meanwhile White should expect a severe attack on the upper side   group. ]))
(;B[jp];W[eo];B[do];W[dm];B[em];W[en];B[dp];W[fm];B[el];W[go]C[   Even though Black 1 leaves the weakness at 2, the sequence would not be   fatal to Black. ];B[gq]C[   Black would have to play at 11. "The surrender would affect Black's   emotion considerable. We see here Kitani's charateristics. He stubbornly   insists and sticks to his beliefs.' ])
(;B[jc];W[je];B[ie];W[jd];B[id];W[ic];B[kc];W[if];B[he];W[jf];B[hf];W[jb];B[kb]
;W[ia];B[le];W[lf];B[kf];W[me];B[lg];W[mf];B[kd];W[kg];B[ke];W[lh];B[jg];W[mg]C[   According to later study by Kitani and Go Seigen, Black 1 instead of A was   suggested. If the sequence follows (as in the game), then Black would not   continue at A, allowing White B, but would instead play at C. ]
))
(;W[dh];B[eh];W[ei];B[dj]C[   Black can play at 4 and "fight a good fight". ]))
(;B[dg];W[ef];B[eg];W[fg];B[gf];W[cg];B[ch];W[bc];B[bb];W[cd];B[dc];W[bg]C[   Black cannot capture 4 with A because of the shicho and there is also the   threat of a ko at B. ]))
(;B[hc];W[hd]C[   White will play at 2 and will take either of the points A or B, capturing   two stones. ]))
(;W[dc];B[eb];W[ee];B[db];W[gd];B[op]C[   If White follows the normal joseki, Black 6 will be a perfect ladder   breaker. ]))
(;W[fd];B[fc];W[gd];B[ck]C[   Black will ignore 3 and play at 4. He won't mind A at all. ]))
(;B[ed];W[dc];B[ec];W[dd];B[ee];W[df]C[   If Black 1, which is a normal move, White will be satisfied to have a   large corner, while Black would not like to develop at A, because the \\t   stones are so low. ])
(;B[dc];W[ed];B[ec];W[fd]
(;B[gc];W[fc];B[fb];W[gb];B[hb];W[gd];B[hc];W[eb];B[ga];W[cc]C[   If Black plays at 1, the joseki to 14 will follow and this is just as bad   as the previous variation. Black is too low. ])
(;B[fc];W[gd];B[ck];W[eo];B[fo];W[en];B[ch];W[fp];B[fq];W[gp];B[gq];W[hp];B[hq]
;W[ip];B[jq];W[ek];B[eh];W[di];B[ci]C[     Black could play once more at 1 and then invade the moyo at 3, a     wariuchi and hasami in one move. However after White 4 and 6, Black 7     will be indispensible and then White will be sure to cut at 8, for which     Black has to crawl through to 19. It would not be to Black's liking at     all. ])))
(;B[cc];W[qe];B[re];W[qg]C[   The sequence to 4 would follow. ]))
(;B[lc];W[qe];B[re];W[qg];B[qf];W[pf];B[rf];W[pg]C[   Go Seigen suggested Black 1. The the sequence to 8 can be considered.   Black 1 is in a good position. ]))
(;W[nd];B[pe]C[   If White plays at 1, Black 2 will be the normal answer. ]))