Endgame Test Two - Black Solution 1
Difficulty: Advanced
Keywords: EndGame
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/27/9fe3b1f0ea9ed9f9c27173f950020024.png) | Diagram 1 |
is a nice tesuji. After , seems to be the largest move, but...
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/30/50755bcf90cffe177f3211c3f506cd64.png) | Diagram 2 |
...after that, and are sente. After , White is going to win by about one point.
--TuRen?
JanDeWit asks: In diagram 1, why doesn't White play her second move at ? The way I see it, Black is going to have a hard time making life!
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/32/487829cd8958523c0a5e3e7fd8dec0d4.png) | White 2 - Jan's suggestion |
Black could just play atari with . If White connects at a, Black captures at b (atari) or vice-versa. In any case, White's group has been 'punctured' by and White will have to pull way back, e.g. to the circled point to defend. White may be better off answering with d (Black captures at a) and b (Black connects at - he could play a ko), then play e in sente (Black connects at f) and connect at the circled point in gote.
By the way - notice that if, after , White plays at a he is caught in shortage of liberties by Black b. Black could (if I have read correctly) also play at d, but would end in gote (as opposed to the right answer).
--MortenPahle (10 kyu)
Thanks for the explanation! I'm only just beginning to get a grasp of situations like this around the edge (am I running short of liberties? who has sente/gote?) and this a typical situation I'll have to learn to avoid/read correctly.
-- JanDeWit
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/14/538b909832a5478b03549af8e5f36dd5.png) | Diagram A |
is a good move because...
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/21/f6e061104e68669250a4d49247db650c.png) | Diagram B |
Black can reduce White on the right in sente.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/42/0f32d38857befd9ea145b41ccfc155cd.png) | Diagram C - ko |
Black can then win by 1 point if he wins this ko. But...
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/7/d38259793b169320aff4252cb18ebe62.png) | Diagram D |
Instead, White should play like this. The result is a tie.
--Eyesore (8kyu)
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