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Kanazawa Solution Two
Path: KanazawaSolutions   · Prev: KanazawaSolutionOne   · Next: KanazawaSolutionThree
  Difficulty: Advanced   Keywords: Problem, Life & Death

Main line: Hashimoto Utaro
Variations: Dieter

[Diagram]
Diag.: Main line

The points 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 two 1-2 points, of course.


[Diagram]
Diag.: 2 and 3 are miai (i)

Black has two sure eyes at a and b.


[Diagram]
Diag.: 2 and 3 miai (ii)

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).



[Diagram]
Diag.: Wrong (i)

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.



[Diagram]
Diag.: Wrong (ii)

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 play neither a nor b because of damezumari.



[Diagram]
Diag.: Wrong (iii)

Black 1 here is also wrong. White can even respond at ease to the hanes at 3 and 5, because whatever Black does, The points a and b remain miai for the kill.



[Diagram]
Diag.: Wrong (iv)

Finally, what about making the corner eyespace as big as possible, with 1 here? White plays hane 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.



[Diagram]
Diag.: What about this? (iv)

White at a kills the black group with two more white stones.



[Diagram]
Diag.: Wrong (iv) suggestion.

unkx80: It might be better to have White 2 block on the outside.



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