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Under the Stones Example 2
   

I love this tesuji so much, that I can't resist the temptation to talk about some variations on the same idea. The only difference is the shape of the four sacrificed stones, which isn't square.

Nando

[Diagram]
Diag.: Basic example

Black to kill.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Forcing White to live !

Black 1 would be a terrible blunder of course, since it would almost force White to live with 2.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Tesuji !

Black 1 is the real suji here. White has no choice but to capture the 4 black stones with 2 to get a chance to make a second eye. But ...


[Diagram]
Diag.: Game over

... Black 3 annihilates White's hope and the whole white group dies.



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