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Nine stone game given by visiting professional Nakayama Noriyuki to BGA member Eddie Smithers, of unknown rank.

BGJ #61, 1983

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The “Suzuki–Nishimura style” opening concept for five-stone handicap games is for Black to quickly establish this two-stone formation on the side.

eg. as so:

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