Source:
Problem diagram.
Black plays.
Go World #1, May-June 1977, p. 32
Solution follows
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Vulgar style.
Admit it, many of you were thinking seriously about playing Black 1.
Yes, Black 1 has forced White to defend the corner,
but now Black has no effective follow up against both
the marked White stone and the annoying future
possibility of a cut at A.
Correct.
Like the previous variation, Black 1 also threatens to capture the 2 stones.
But now Black has the good follow up at 3 against the White stone,
which is more important than the extra endgame points that White may now
have along the top.
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