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In the game B played at a. From Michael Redmond´s ABC for Attack and Defence I learned to defend the weakest stone. After the center handicap stone has only one escape route open, the one to the center. The left handicap stone has both the escape route to the center and to the left side open. So it is not the weakest one. If I understand Redmond correctly B should jump to in the center instead of a.