Retrograde Analysis Problem 3 / Attempts

Well if the position'd qualify as a "fun" one on GP - Would be an unreal one then it might've been like this...

Retrograde process:

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Final position

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A likely source

Which already adds 1 captured stone (B5) - 7 more to go...

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Just before

Exaclly 7 stones! No more captures left to think of.

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Just before

B1 Forced W2. And B3 avoids W capturing a "6 on the side" - A living shape.. Reuven (Btw, great problem! :)



unkx80: Hmm... as I suspected, the solution is not unique. But the problem position I have in mind is more real, and probably does not belong to the "fun" category. =)

I didn't play for so long that I can't think of anything not "fun".. ;( Reuven


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