GokyoSeimyoVolume3Problem121/Solution

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Solution  
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continued (B6 at W1)  

End in a snapback. So Black can't connect at B4; White connects to the corner.

[Diagram]
Variation at B6  

B2 (instead of B6 in the first diagram) leads to the following ko, under the assumption White can't escape to the left.

[Diagram]
Continued  

... which is too risky and not advisable in practice. White takes first and has some local ko threats.(This is not an approach ko; Black connect at a wins.)


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Wrong order  

The original solution shows a different order of play, W1 here first. But it fails to B2.

[Diagram]
continued  

After B2, Black wins the capturing race.


GokyoSeimyoVolume3Problem121/Solution last edited by hnishy on February 18, 2023 - 02:27
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