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BQM80
Path: BigQuestionMark · Prev: BQM79 · Next: BQM81
Difficulty: Beginner Keywords: Tesuji
This is a problem in a book I'm reading:
Black to play and capture the two white stones. The book tells me Black's best move is a, and White's best response is c, and I understand the rest of the sequence. But why is White's best move c? What happens if White plays b instead? (note: Thanks to everyone. Misread the book. Black plays at b not a ...)
unkx80: Was there a typo in the book? I think the solution should be this. icepick: This is what is termed the Crosscut Tesuji, from TesujiTheBook. unkx80's solution is correct.
unkx80: Consider playing
This is a given variation that can be tricky for Black. As Dieter pointed out,
This is Dieter's proposed move (
unkx80: While you are at it consider this one. Of course you would have known the correct solution already, but what if...?
Andre Engels: Dieter's descent again resolves the problem. Charles It may do; but now White at a is a reading problem. Andre Engels: The solution seems to be that Black connects at b and wins the capturing race by one move. But this position is surely more complicated than the books usually show.
Bill: Shouldn't Black descend again with Path: BigQuestionMark · Prev: BQM79 · Next: BQM81 This is a copy of the living page "BQM80" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |