Capture three, recapture one

  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Tactics
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Capture three recapture one

W1 captures three stones.

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Capture three recapture one

Like capture two recapture one, black can play B2 immediately and recapture a stone. This is not a ko.

Unlike capture two recapture one, white can make an eye at a. See capture three to make an eye for more.


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