Cap A Komoku Double Wing
I ran into this on the first pages when I started reading Basic Techniques of Go. It kept me awake last night.
I played variations on a goban, and this is what kept me awake late
Only reasonable continuation for white I could find was at a.
Any thoughts?
unkx80: My answers here:
I think Black has no good answer after ,
,
. If
saves the two stones, then
makes Black a split shape.
If cuts, then Black's corner is gone after
. (Black can continue at a, but this would be a two-step ko that favours White and heavy for Black.)
Sorry, been busy..
Although the black shape is split, I don't feel it's bad. As far as I can read, white gets only a couple of kikashi to make black lose the corner, but white gets only one eye. The only option for white after this is to run into the center from a tight position. Is stealing the corner worth it, even if white does live?
As for diagram 4, I really don't like the way it looks for black.
And as for diagram 2, I really don't for the continuation, but it feels like my kind of move. :)