White to Play

[oca]

After the game, I asked the samurai how I should have played with 26

The correct move for is tengen (as tengen cannot be wrong... no.... it cannot, there is only one tengen... one to rule them all)

[Connection]

I am not quite sure if I understand correctly, so why would white "e" be annoying after black played "d"?

[gowan]

This story was translated by John Power and published in Go World issue number 50 (winter 1987-1988). There are other good stories in that issue, including the one which became the origin of the story about wearing down of the nail the right hand index finger.
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Connection, WHite "e" would be annoying to Black because it would block the large black group from access to the left side and also, at the same time, enlarge White's potential territory there.

[logan]

I am not quite sure if I understand correctly, so why would white "e" be annoying after black played "d"?

Because if White played 'e' first, Black would most certainly not reply with 'd'. So after White 25, Black 'd'. White 'e' it's as though Black was forced to play 'd' after White 'e'. A very painful result. This sort of move analysis is called, 'tewari' analysis.