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BQM45
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Here's a question I had. I got into this mess in a game and didn't know how to respond to -AndrewB lavalyn: Black is certainly alive.
Alive but very passive: two eyes, at a and b. But White is developing (small, but not insignificant) on the left.
White remains low and undeveloped while Black develops thickness and an escape to the centre. Black, while nearly certain to live, cannot be considered unconditionally alive yet (the infinite pass definition).
Given the proximity to the black thickness, DaveSigaty: We need to understand that the original white play threatens nothing. Black's thickness at the top is overwhelming. Black need not answer locally. Black should be looking across the whole board to find his next play. Dieter abundantly agrees. This is a copy of the living page "BQM45" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |