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BQM50
Keywords: Life & Death, Question
We can consider this shape to be a weak L+2-group - the weakness being the absent stone at a. On top of that, Black has the sagari of the marked stone in place. What would be the status of this group ?
It takes little to realize that White can live by playing at 1 or a. The question is now whether Black can kill.
Occupying the weak spot leads nowhere. White lives easily: it looks like 2 is the vital point.
The attack at this point amounts to failure.
After 6, it is pointless to continue with Black a - White b. In fact, the marked point provides the extra liberty for the group to be alive Authors: This is a copy of the living page "BQM50" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |