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Beginner Exercise 145 Solution
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After 5, black fills outside liberties and kills.

Joonas Tyystjärvi: 4 at 5 lives. I don't think there is a solution.

unkx80: I concur. See [1] below.



Variations:

[Diagram]
After 5, Black fills outside liberties again

[Diagram]
If W2 at G2, then White ends up with a straight three


Failed attempt:

[Diagram]
Fails due to outside liberties


[1]

[Diagram]
Black first to kill


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Solution

A shortage of liberties prevents White from playing a or b.



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