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Get Strong at the Endgame
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"Get Strong at the Endgame" is volume 7 in the "Get Strong at... Series" published by Kiseido. The book is compiled by Richard Bozulich. The book contains 291 problems, broken down into 42 whole board problems, followed by 120 endgame puzzles, then 101 endgame value calculations, and concluding with 28 practical whole game problems. The preface to the book recommends solving the whole board problems first, and then solve all the rest of the problems in the book. When you come back to do the first set of problems again, you should see a vast improvement.
What is Black's tesuji in this position?
the solution says 1 is hard to see and that white must pull back to 2 to make 2 eyes, and that black 3 is then sente.
KarlKnechtel: White has to 'pull back'? Why? I don't see any way of killing this shape.
ChessWhiz: Although I don't see a way to kill, this result is even better than the solution -- only 2 points for white, and black has sente. If instead
Seems 1 threatens to kill white with a shortage of liberties, White is reduced yet another point in sente.
unkx80: Black loses points instead.
Joeseki: Thanks! I initial thought Black could play 3 to the left of This is a copy of the living page "Get Strong at the Endgame" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |