Beginner Exercise 60 / Solution
There are actually two solutions for this problem.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/13/986dc8ef53f000683c9a9bb76f446099.png) | Solution 1 |
The clamp at is a tesuji for expanding eye space. If at , Black can connect at and the result is still the same.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/47/50ea5f6586418f490ff7dddefd25f61b.png) | Solution 2 (6 at 1) |
Black can also make a cut at . To save the three stones White has to play at . Subsequently and are a tesuji combination, and Black lives with .
Caution: Do not play at : White can connect at and Black cannot make the eye on the top.
Toey: Regarding solution 2, what will happen if White instead plays at ? Can Black still make two eyes on top?
unkx80: Yes, by capturing three white stones.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/48/27f86ffae9799b6a2f33c7f3cf727fcc.png) | White makes trouble |
But suppose White pushes up with first? That's suicidal -- Black just captures all the stones with a series of atari moves.. (I put this in for reference; I thought White could escape, until I made up the diagram. -- Scartol)
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/23/9dfa43f39fccd7ab5ddd419a793b64b8.png) | Failure |
does not expand his eye space enough.
AGiss, unkx80.
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