Tsumego From Games 9 / Playing Sagari
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/47/4dbd499be704de8e26c35b86af3e54c8.png)
Death in the descent?
There may be death in the hane, but White's descent adds more than one liberty. Black cannot approach from the left.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/28/91fac0f9b386d8d9b16c5c1fa68cde9b.png)
Nice try
White wins the semeai.
The kosumi offers stout resistance.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/25/17f7eddf2bedb1ac9da7eb3382f860ea.png)
Black dies
(
at
)
looks reasonable. But after
, what can Black do?
is atari, leaving Black no time to make a second eye. Through
, Black is dead.
Anonymous: But ,otoh, in this variation, black has at least 5 liberties (blocking 10 forces 12 at left of 6 to destroy the second eye) and win the semeai...
Bill: Are you talking about the previous diagram?
captures the Black dumpling, so that there is no semeai anymore. Black just dies.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/11/b46bf20f21d046028fbf39304fd113b3.png)
Shape, but ...
makes shape, but ...
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/0/f6fb5e54edd45b97e7b13dd3dae69e9e.png)
White still wins
is a sacrifice to prevent
at a.
The block perhaps offers stouter resistance.
Black now has a few choices.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/40/627100091443974c71cf3138fce40ae6.png)
Black dies again
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/14/081279424fef477d492d15dc7711fff6.png)
White wins again (i)
(
at
)
After
makes an eye in the corner,
-
is a squeeze. The placement of
prevents ko.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/19/487901fc44f82535aea0a219750682fc.png)
White wins again (ii)
Black can prevent the squeeze by connecting.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/41/192d5e491930e6f3ccfb710e20a4b306.png)
Black connects, but . . .
After
does Black stand a chance? If
at
,
at
.
Can Black prevail against the descent?
-- Bill Spight