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Kanazawa Solution Two
Difficulty: Advanced
Keywords: Problem, Life & Death
A and B are miai for life. Related proverb: Strange Things Happen At The One Two Point - in this case you need to know which of the 2 one-two points, of course.
Black has two sure eyes at A and B.
If white next blocks at A, Black makes a big eye at B. And if White draws out at B, Black enlarges the eye with A. Caution: if white has a stone on one of the encircled points, her move at B suddenly works and Black is dead, although a lot of aji remains, because he can break out into the centre (in this position).
Black 1 is wrong. After 2, Black 3 and 5 seem to make the most of it, but when White cuts at 6 it's all over.
If black plays at the other 1-2 point, it is also wrong. 5 and 6 are miai for the kill. After white 6, Black can't play at A nor B because of damezumari.
Black 1 here is also wrong. White can even respond at ease to the hanes at 3 and 5, because whatever Black does, A and B remain miai for the kill.
Finally, what about making the corner EyeSpace as big as possible, with 1 here ? White hanes at 2, threatening to capture three stones. Black has to make a solid connection. This is as in KanazawaProblemOne, but with a White stone at 2, and Black is dead.
Back to Kanazawa Tesuji Series Go to Problem 3 This is a copy of the living page "Kanazawa Solution Two" at Sensei's Library. (C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0. |