Beginner Exercise 76 / Solution
After , Black has no response that produces two eyes.
After , the points a and b are miai.
here seems to work, but it's sub-optimal--
The descent at allows Black to live.
i am a beginner just thought of this. Could it work?
HolIgor: No, black plays at a and lives.
Beginner: After i play at b and capture his stone, he will only be left with 1 eye right? Or can you play out what will happen?
unkx80: After , Black has two eyes, one at a, one at b. So Black lives.