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BSR 2003 W100 discussion
Keywords: EndGame
Charles Matthews In the game Black reacted to In the game White played now at b, making ugly shape that immediately lost points on the right side. As for capturing Black in the centre, that didn't go well, either.
White could simply have played 1 here.[1] Black can't save the single stone, as this variation shows. There are parallel ladders here, and White uses the one set up by
Dave: How should White answer 6 here? It seems painful for the three stones at the top while also threatening to jump in at a...
Charles I think Tough endgame. Getting sente to play on the lower side is very important. But taking some profit in the centre also seems to make sense of White's stones.
Dave: So Black should hane at
Dave: Oops! The ladder looks good for White.
Charles So [1] Charles There is also a ko option. Given White's ko threats on the left side, this could have been much better.
Here
Suppose it goes like this. Then White will get little on the right side. But remember, she has saved a move by not answering This is a copy of the living page "BSR 2003 W100 discussion" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |