Kyu Exercise 4 / Solution
Solution 1
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/5/9542e24cb10d984bfbbd0900537491e7.png)
Placement on the second line.
The simpler solution would be a placement on the second line.
forces
, and
reduces the eye at the bottom to one in sente.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/20/5be224759e85311bd2296d9383e4bb0e.png)
Placement on the second line.
Why sente? Because if White obstinately makes the other eye with
, Black captures White with
.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/41/94495fa5650488f6625f273aa323976e.png)
Variation.
If
simply captures the two Black stones, then
cuts and captures two White stones.
Solution 2
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/38/652d68692e9bf92a9def5528ee84f34d.png)
Placement on the first line.
The placement at the first line also works, but
and
are probably a blind spot.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/22/e8d00c030267120751e21a36e82ab051.png)
Variation.
If
simply captures the two Black stones, Black can simply set up a snapback with
and
.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/17/ab720b206f95c2a2adb7e0872c121a8a.png)
Failure.
is incorrect. Although
is a ploy to reduce the eye in sente, but
answers correctly and lives.
Other variations
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