With , White sets up an ishi-no-shita. After these moves, White returns to play at
, and captures Black.
unkx80: Surely you meant this. =)
Charles Yes, beware auto-atari is my advice. This seems to be the main variation.
Dieter: The book gives André/unkx80's variation. But this variation surely must be included in the analysis (when I first saw it, I thought, hey the book is wrong).
Charles This may just be a side variation, then.
What about this net, just out of interest?
Charles Yes, I agree, is needed, so One-Two-Three is wrong in this case.
Dieter: I think
works in your diagram too. In fact, 1-2-3 may be correct here too. Let's try your
and my
.
Charles Net example 8.
Dieter: Since liberties count; I was rather thinking along the lines of . White must play a before
I think.
How about the atari, in both cases actually?
Charles So the really obvious play might be preferable. No wonder I couldn't see it.