Xuanxuan Qijing Problem 230 / Attempts

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AVAVT: I think W1 is the solution here. The best Black can do is a seki in gote by playing a:


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Seki

Other answers will let White kill.


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Herman: My instincts are screaming at me that W1 must be the solution :-D

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What about this?

Dave: Maybe I am blind but I do not see how White follows up here. B2 eliminates one of the key defects in Black's position.

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What about this?

B lives with either a or b. Note that B2 also eliminates the threat of a White atari at c.

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What about this?

Again B lives with either a or b

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What about this?

Again B lives with either a or b


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unkx80: I think this should be right.

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AVAVT: Hm.. yeah that looks like the solution.

This problem is pretty cool. At the first glance, there're so many defects in Black's shape that you think these stone are so dead already no matter where you play. But when you actually try to kill, it's not that easy :D

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a and b are vital points in this kind of shape, I should've checked both >.<


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