Large Handicap fighting 1

   
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Black to kill

This position is taken from a 9 stone handicap game. Black needs to kill the WC. We can assume, that all the stones on the outside are safe, and White will have no chance to make an eye around a. White has one eye in gote at b.

Conclusion: White must fight his way out, or capture something for an eye in sente. How should Black continue after W3 ?



Charles B2 is a clear mistake, though; try dropping back.

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Variation 1

White is dead after B6: two half eyes.



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Variation 2

The real reading problem might start after B6 here.

Klaus: actually it starts after W7, because there are no usefull alternatives for white...


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reverence: one eye in gote (1)

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reverence: one eye in gote (2)

Conclusion: Black can not connect at 6 so he should not play B2 at all.


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Maybe

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What about this?

?CornerInvasions


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