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Beginner Exercise 129 / Attempts
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demetria: There is death in the hane. White responds to the incursion and Black takes the vital point. At that point a and b are miai for death (I think). Also, if White for some reason responds to
Common mistake: assuming your opponent will play passively to every move you make.
demetria: Why should Black play at
unkx80: I allow Black to add another stone at
demetria: Would Black be able to ruin White's eye space so there's only one eye?
Also, if white played
The
demetria: The {this is easy} solution doesn't work either. White still lives in a situation similar to the second diagram.
After White takes the vital point of the bulky five, there are to options for life at a and b (b being better, but Black can take it first.) Even if White loses a ko at a, White captures
unkx80: Hey, aren't the two stones
After going through all this it's staring to look like playing on the point of symetry is the only way to give White a false eye. No matter where White places a stone in answer, Black threatens to create a ko and the eye is either dead or false.
unkx80: demetria: It's pretty bad that I still don't know an atari when I see one. It's a long road ahead ;) unkx80: Spot the Atari! =) This is a copy of the living page "Beginner Exercise 129 / Attempts" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |