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Chemistry and life
Path: RandomTsumego · Prev: RTGProblem15 · Next: Jfc001
Difficulty: Intermediate
Keywords: Life & Death
Once upon a time I played with quite a strong player (5d in Europe). It was five-stone handicap game and I lost. Here is a position from that game
I don't remember the whole board position, but at some point I became very much afraid that I would not be able to build the second eye in the center. Lack of confidence is one of the factors that makes us panic when playing against stronger players. We agree to give in a little bit just to be alive. And then we give in somewhere else and finally the game is lost.
My opponent, smiled, exclaimed: "What is this? Chemistry and life?", played a, I replied b and the game went on.
Later, when we analyzed the game, my opponent said that though the tesuji was cool, he did not like it. Why? "Because, you built two eyes for my group, too." It is great to play with a strong player. A little hint like this gives one a lot to think about. Of course, sometimes I am forced to build eyes for my opponent, but how I hate it!
Alain: In the given position, there is no need to sacrifice a stone at a.
If White tries to resist, the throw-in tesuji of
It is not reasonable for White to play
Alain : You are right, I overlooked the possibility of White resisting harder in the "If White tries to resist" variation. If White plays at
Locally, the correct answer to
This seems to be the correct sequence, locally, if Black wants to make two eyes here.
Taking a purely local standpoint, how about playing at
In a similar fashion, I don't think Black has a chance to live by making two eyes or a ko in the corner alone.
However, from a global perspective, I will still say that this sequence for White is still the best. --unkx80 Very funny! Your move obviously kills the whole "throw-in" variation ;-) --Alain Correct. The tesuji does not work. Sorry for the mistake, though the moral of a little story was in not allowing your opponent two eyes, even if you don't see how you can use that in the future. It is not difficult to change the position in order to make the tesuji work.
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