Anti Atari Go/ Discussion
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Bill: I have gotten a couple of people interested in this game. 9x9 seems like a good size for serious play. Some of us were wondering about a snappier name, like Gone. (?)
Anyway, here is a 5x5 problem that I find difficult, but neat, too. Enjoy!
![[Diagram]](diagrams/41/70afc3edec6a414ecb58ec1c28373d1d.png)
Impu1se: Very nice problem. There are two solutions, one of which looks like something you might do in normal go and the other like something you would never even consider. I won't post the solutions since I have yet to fully understand what's going on and only found them with computer assistance.
Bill: Ah, I missed the second solution, and I had computer assistance, too. (My intuition about this game is almost nil.)
Black has many plausible plays. Here is one that doesn't quite work.
![[Diagram]](diagrams/49/31392f3ec804ad5a9abee937b9880cff.png)
looks promising, threatening a to make an eye. Note White's throw-ins with 
and 
. After 
White's win is (fairly) clear.
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