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Beginner Exercise 26 Solution
  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Problem

[Diagram]
Diag.: Solution.

White 1 makes miai of the snapback at a and destroying the eye at b.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Solution.

Black 2 offers the strongest resistance. However, White 3 is atari, reducing Black's eye space in sente, and White 5 kills.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Failure.

See proverb Beginners play Atari. However, not all ataris are good. This is an example of a bad atari which should not be played. Black 2 connects, and now a and b are miai, so Black lives.


[Diagram]
Diag.: Reference.

Within the space of the bent four, if Black were to play first, Black can live at 1 or a. Therefore the first move by White must be within the space of the bent four.




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