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End Game Test Three White Solution 1
   

[Diagram]
Diag.: First the Upper Left

The best that I could find was W 1. Compared to just exchanging 5 for 6 this is two points better in sente. Since it threatens the corner group's life it is absolute sente for W.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Next the Upper Right

In the upper right, W 1 here seems best. It threatens to cut at 2 so B has to anwer at 2 himself. Despite the connection B is short of liberties and must submit at 4 and 6. White keeps sente again.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Bits and Pieces

Finally there are 3 one-point plays left. All are one-sided sente but 3 is the smallest so W will get two of them as long as she starts with 1 or 4.

It looks like white has 30 points to black's 27; W +3

--DaveSigaty


The textbook solution had the order of the two sente sequences in the upper right and left reversed, but the result is the same as here.
--Stefan



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