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Three-Space Notchers
    Keywords: Life & Death

Three-space notchers are groups that consist of a chain on the second line, interrupted by a notch of three empty spaces on the second line and three stones on the third. The term was invented by James Davies. See also Notchers, One-Space Notchers and Two-Space Notchers.

[Diagram]
Three-space notchers

Marked points: weaknesses
Marked stones: legs



Classification

See notchers for the coding.

311

[Diagram]
311NN

Even if Black takes the vital point at 1, White first destroys eyeshape, then makes miai of a and b. With one of his weak spots occupied by White, the black group's eyespace is almost filled with three in a row.



Hence 311WW, 311WN and 311WS are also dead


[Diagram]
311NS

Black 1 makes life.


[Diagram]
311SS

Black still needs to play at 1 to make life.



311 is dead, except for 311NS and 311SS, which can live


312

Table

See notchers for the coding.

 311WW D -- 
311WN D --
311WS D --
311NN D --
311NS LD -
311SS LD -
xxxxxx ---
xxxxxx ---
xxxxxx ---

(work in progress)



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