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Solution To Question Mark Problem 1
Difficulty: Advanced
Keywords: Problem, Tesuji, Life & Death
Black can kill and the point to start the attack is the obvious a.
When White ataris at 4, Black faces the choice of connecting at the marked stone or connecting at a. 1. Correct solution: under the stones tesuji
Connecting at 5 is correct. After White captures at 6 ...
... she is left with a bulky five shape and Black 7 kills her right away. This is a nice example of playing under the stones.
The important thing to see in this shape is the "hidden" bulky five shape of the marked stones. 2. Failure: ko
When Black connects at 5 he allows White to make a twisted four in the corner eyeshape.
Nevertheless, Black can get a ko out of it by playing as shown. Authors: This is a copy of the living page "Solution To Question Mark Problem 1" at Sensei's Library. (C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0. |