Nameless Tesuji Variant

    Keywords: Life & Death, Tesuji
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White to live.

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White to live.



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Black's continuation

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White dies. (4 at marked stone)

If white tries to kill black, black can reduce white to only one eye. The only way to avoid it is to get a ko:

unkx80: Playing W7 at B8 lives.

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White gets a ko.

Black takes first, and neither player has any local threats. The advantage appears to be black's.


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