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Gun Six
Path: LifeAndDeath · Prev: WalkieTalkieSeven · Next: GunEight
Keywords: Life & Death
1. No outside liberties
If there are no outside liberties, this 6 points large eyeshape can be turned into seki. Any of the three marked points accomplishes this result.
Starting at 2-2 gives the same result, but ...
... starting at 1-2 invites Black to make the mistake of answering at 2-2. White 3 makes a bent four in the corner shape, killing Black.
2. Outside liberties
If there is at least one outside liberty, Black is alive with 5 points.
Thanks to the outside liberty, Black can give atari at 4. Without that extra liberty, Black 4 would put himself into atari. 3. Endgame conclusions
When the last outside liberty is filled, Black 1 makes 5 points in gote (deiri counting). (As I don't fully grasp miai counting I'd rather have someone else talk about that.)
Authors Path: LifeAndDeath · Prev: WalkieTalkieSeven · Next: GunEight This is a copy of the living page "Gun Six" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |