Letâs continue to try to sharpen our reading
06 Bungee wall
White to play (demo)
07 A stone in my shoe
White to play (demo)
White to expand his lower group.
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Problem 6: don't know. Here are a few thoughts.
If White doesnât protect, Black could capture two stones in gote with A, however this is not interesting right now because Whiteâs bottom group and Blackâs group are both quite strong, so if White B then Black might pincer around G, which could be annoying.
So White should instead protect the other group. Simply defending by making an extension on the side is a bit passive, so letâs try something else.
If White C then Black D, which weakens the two stones.
If White D then Black E, doesnât look good, Blackâs stone E looks more useful than Whiteâs D.
So remain E and F. If White E, then Black cannot push and cut, otherwise White has a double atari and would be happy to capture either group of 2 stones.
So maybe Black will try to avoid getting surrounded, I donât know if the sequence below is good for White or for Black as both have bad shape.
I also thought about that variation but this doesnât look good, the N6-N7 stones look like junk stones.
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spoil
If white M7 then black N8 and thats count as failure.
Idea to enclose is right, still a way to find.
Despite the hint I still can't find a good move for White. I also thought about this but the result is not convincing.
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bit of spoil
Letâs keep your first move.
Try: permute 3 for 8
Try the case where black answers with capturing the stone too (after your first move)
So here are my variations
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Good.
For the variation with the capture, following with 3 at 6 looks even better.
Next problem (07) is a pattern coming again and again, in some josekis for ex.
@Groin
I thought about that but was afraid of the following variation.
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On problem 6, as white all I can see is that I have an annoying cut at N3 and a peep at R4 that tickles me.
O5 is lost and not very useful.
As black Iâd feel quiet and comfortable. 
On problem 7, I would just play hane at P2. Gote.
@Lys
P6 then lets just say that although there is an interesting cut at N3 and the peep too, It could be more interesting first to try to contains black in the corner.
P7 âexpend into the centerâ Idea?
Thoughts on problem 7. I can't find the solution.
First idea: knightâs move. It canât be really bad but it doesnât make use of P4 so probably not optimal.
Second idea: more forceful, extends further towards the center but gives Black sixth line territory.
Third idea: analogue.
Fourth idea: looks very bad.
Fifth idea: White is getting nowhere.
Sixth idea: looks like a tesuji at first glance but I canât find a good response to Black 2
Donât like var 3.1?
Note 1: the squeeze not finished
Note 2-: black may play a bit better
Note 3: compare with the keima-tobi before
Answers
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Black to play in both position
08
09
Let see how to keep a good haengma.
No demo board?
Vague idea
Black should push White against his wall. I am now sure how exactly to do that.
More precisely
Problem 8: cap with L5. If White pokes at K4 then J6.
Problem 9: knightâs move M5. If White N5 then M6.
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P 8 the capping is not the best to drive to the strength
P 9 What if white answer by a knight on his own? How to continue ?
About P8
I think that the diagonal move K4 is better (I also thought about the knightâs move K5 but I couldnât find a good answer if White attaches next at L5, so I think that K4 is better than K5).
About P9
If White makes a knightâs move then Black makes a knightâs move again at N7? I am not sure if this leaves too many cutting points, I canât picture things clearly in my head.
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My half cent
I can only think about removing base.
P8: N3
P9: N2
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