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Beginner Exercise 13 Solution
Difficulty: Beginner
Keywords: Problem
Solution by lavalyn 17k:
Black 1 takes the corner for eyespace. Now the best White can do is to minimize the eyespace available, but the available space is sufficient to ensure life.
For your viewing pleasure, some failure diagrams:
Black, in his attempt to take more of the side, loses after 2 and 4: on the second line, six die but eight live.
For your further viewing pleasure, some not so minor change to the problem (by Sergio) :
If the white circled stone is on the second line (instead of the third) black is dead... But what should White play in answer to a ?
Even if it's not a clear move to beginners 1 is the only one that kills.
If Black plays at a White kills by the throw-in at 3.
This is a copy of the living page "Beginner Exercise 13 Solution" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |