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Beginner Exercise 63 Solution
  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Problem

I think this could be the solution:

[Diagram]
Black first to live

Now White can do nothing to prevent Black from making two eyes.

nando: White is left with the 2-3 exchange which should be used later as a ko threat.


[Diagram]
Black first to live

Playing 1 is impossible, because White can capture Black.


[Diagram]
Black first to live

A play at 1 will be answered by 2 and the situation is a seki.

Axel

unkx80: So far so good, except that saying that the last diagram is a seki is wrong. Because of shortage of liberties, Black is dead.

nando: Indeed, Black can do nothing against White playing successively a b and c





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