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Beginner Exercise 55 / Solution
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This looks a bit like the bulky five. So B1 makes miai of W2 and B3...


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W4 makes a double atari. B5 connects...


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And B7 captures the two white stones in a snapback.



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What about W4?


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White makes an atari with W4. After B5 throw in at W4. _a_ becomes a false eye and black is dead?!

Alex Weldon: This shows a misunderstanding of what a false eye is. The throw-in accomplishes nothing... if White ever ataris at b, Black just captures the throw-in stone (by playing at the marked point), and both points a and W4 are real eyes for Black.




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