RTG Problem 42 / Solution
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Black to play
The first move is more or less obvious. Then ...
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White to play
ndkrempel?: Well if white wants to try anything, it has to be one of the three marked points, so let's try them in turn.
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White attempt 1
ndkrempel?: From here, the four white stones cannot escape and cannot make a nakade shape: black is alive.
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White attempt 2
ndkrempel?: Black captures some stones to make a living shape. 3 can also be at 5, but not at 4 or 6.
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White attempt 3
ndkrempel?: Again black can capture the stones and live without having to fight a ko.