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Beginner Exercise 37 Solution
  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Problem

[Diagram]
Black can't push

Shortage of liberties prevents White from playing W4 at B5. Thus White is left with a false eye.

Black does not play B1 at B5 for a peep because White would play at B3 and live. (B1 and W2 are miai for the second eye.)


[Diagram]
Toast

W2 captures one stone, but B3 leaves White dead. The points a and b are miai, meaning that the eye is false.


[Diagram]
Change the order?

Black must play B1 and B3 in the order described above.


[Diagram]
White says "Thank you"

Black B1 is a thank you move that allows White to connect at W2 and live.



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