Beginner Exercises Consolidated
Beginner Exercises
Problem 1
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/52/2f1dfc7969877a4971204aac61ac684e.png)
Black to kill White
Solution
Problem 2
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/31/5a111ec1d32f6724532dcc091b3cc9e5.png)
Black to play
Kill White, without ko.
Solution
Problem 3
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/20/524124b3fdd878b366615273bdbf8e65.png)
Black to play and live
Solution
Problem 4
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/12/553688e72e61dc67879f3b8a307f76bd.png)
White to play and kill
Solution
Problem 5
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/1/5a711670ac6580d8ee9c25c1e50d6596.png)
Black to play
What is the result?
Solution
Problem 6
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/26/7f8e1bc95675aaf6937457e296b7912f.png)
White to play and live
Solution
Problem 7
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/49/c2d43367c804a4a29cc647d55ca00458.png)
Black to live
Solution
Problem 8
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/52/2915e313e7cf08d4a8da6b5185991609.png)
Black to kill
Solution
Problem 9
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/13/9ba97fb509d910fbe07f209662d58096.png)
White first. What is the best play?
It looks big, but this problem is actually very easy.
Solution
Problem 10
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/27/747fc6cf4554f098e2dc94a3e6f9cb8f.png)
White to play and live
Solution
Problem 11
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/37/85f20ced1c7680295be674372092e6c2.png)
Black to play and kill
Solution
Discussion
Problem 12
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/18/2482d1dcd19bb3a65cc73a5fa7236052.png)
Black to play and kill
Solution
Problem 13
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/52/59113078bf4150f23cc4de7e3bd5f81d.png)
Black to play and live
Solution
Problem 14
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/12/5bb4fb59587eb6c9df58d985c8c2fd71.png)
White first, what happens?
Solution
Problem 15
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/23/edf7e5b9ab2d336cfad14070bcbd9c9d.png)
White first to live.
Solution
Problem 16
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/21/f59b897fc93d9f8c82b47bb1c304fa87.png)
How should Black respond to White 1?
Solution
Problem 17
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/20/4b438fb68f426846ce7fe63b19e5bb91.png)
White first to create a ko.
Solution
Problem 18
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/3/2bf41251120e552afa0db6135f64feec.png)
Black first to salvage the situation.
Solution
Problem 19
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/52/5958d7dc3392fc6e4085ad5d6a661d2f.png)
White first to live.
Hint: Make use of the corner and catch Black in a connect-and-die.
Solution
Problem 20
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/31/523dd502cf6d1333dfaf4b7a85b6df83.png)
White first to kill Black.
Solution
Problem 21
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/1/2973c78a4d572c42d53ca611046e5444.png)
White first to save the group at the bottom.
Solution
Problem 22
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/40/60f53c37aa631f2312151a1daf9b3ac4.png)
Black first to kill.
Solution
Problem 23
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/3/7a9ad8d958a8a3ddbe6ee9e2ba6e8efc.png)
Black first to kill White.
Solution
Problem 24
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/23/4644c1f429fd158f27a7148b2461564d.png)
White first to kill.
Solution
Problem 25
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/22/82c1f03ab907f88948167de0be0be3c6.png)
Black first to kill.
Solution