Tesuji from Games 8

    Keywords: Tesuji, Problem

In the 7th Nongshim Cup Yoda Norimoto pulled off three straight wins at the end of the tournament to lead Team Japan to a come-from-behind victory. The games in this speed tournament are interesting for the mistakes that even top pros make under time pressure. Let's look at some of them.

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Yoda Norimoto - Kong Jie 2006-02-23

Fierce fighting as Black tries to cut off the center and White resists.

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Game continuation

Black plays B1 and White connects to the upper left. This is the result that both players saw. However, B1 is a blunder that misses a game-winning opportunity.
What should Black have played instead of B1? Tesuji from Games 8/Attempts

Tesuji from Games 8/Solution


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