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Beginner Exercise 85 / Solution
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/22/52968db58c817bcaf18b68a548e42fb0.png) | The toughest resistance from Black |
must be answered by - and certainly not or . One suffers from shortage of liberties, and the other leaves Black with .
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/46/272973100dfb149de3fae7bcf12d728d.png) | Variation |
If here, is the only play that secures life.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/10/fe95084cd95b4c5bdb977ccf4cd126a1.png) | Failure 1 |
looks like making two eyes, but due to the descent at , Black can play . Now White can only live by a ko at .
Note that at a is wrong - see below.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/13/24b096c74847c0dd75c8539f009fb4c9.png) | Failure 2 |
If here, then hits the critical spot, and White is dead.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/30/9efe637ea9c70cfd3fefab3eb62bf81a.png) | Double ko death |
If White throws in with , takes one of the kos. Now if White plays at a or b, Black fills with , holding White to one eye.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/33/7106a9b26978cdea9f7ba3e7ced96c1f.png) | Double ko death (ii) |
If White later takes the ko back with , takes the other ko. Now if , kills.
lavalyn, Dansc, Bill Spight, unkx80.
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