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Kanazawa Solution Two
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Difficulty: Advanced
Keywords: Life & Death, Problem
Main line: Hashimoto Utaro
The points a and b are miai for life. Related proverb: strange things happen at the one-two point - in this case you need to know which of the two 1-2 points, of course.
Black has two sure eyes at a and b.
If White next blocks at a, Black makes a big eye at b. And if White draws out at b, Black enlarges the eye with a.
Grauniad: After b and a above, White can play
Jasonred : Grauniad, after some reflection, I think my move
Though I think that White should really play
Jasonred : I think that this is how it goes? I'm not sure though. I do know that
Grauniad: Jasonred, extending your diagram above reveals the solution in which Black escapes to the centre. All this must have been obvious to stronger players than us. Some deshi now needs to WikiMasterEdit this discussion (possibly by removing it). Jasonred : Sadly my friend, it was obvious to a weak player like me... evidently, I can't explain my diagrams properly or something.. anyhow, there's a lot of things Black can do after extending that far to the right; which is why White more or less has to hane early on, letting Black solidify that eye...
If Black plays at the other 1-2 point, it is also wrong.
Finally, what about making the corner eyespace as big as possible, with
White at a kills the black group with two more white stones.
unkx80: It might be better to have
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