GokyoShumyoSection4Problem13/Attempts
xela: Black is ahead six liberties to four... at first sight it seems impossible for white to win.
xela: After
, I don't see any way for black to stop white from connecting out. The
stones can easily end up short of liberties.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/1/3f14d2be48c73a2f339d6b4e5ffc5ce0.png)
strongest resistance?
xela:
was the move I had trouble finding (and even now I'm not totally convinced it works). If
then white wins the race.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/35/27c8224238c5bc928885215a1e7a70ec.png)
variation at
: black is short of liberties
xela: This variation shows the shortage of liberties: black can't play a. If black tries other responses instead of
, I think similar things happen (but there are many variations... I'm sure unkx80 will soon point out one that I've missed!)
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/40/cb7a2ec131ed254be4575d5b4ac17c5d.png)
variation: different move order, same result