patting the raccoon's belly (go tesuji)
A go term for a tesuji (skillful move) where a group is captured by a sequence that resembles a tanuki patting its belly. The literal image is 'tanuki drums his belly'.
See also: 手筋
In this position, the 'tanuki belly drum' tesuji was the decisive move.
The 'tanuki belly drum' is one of the famous tesuji.
The name comes from the image of a tanuki (raccoon dog) patting its belly like a drum, referring to the shape and rhythm of the capturing sequence in go.