Miai in the End Position

    Keywords: Tactics
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Miai

Black can only capture one of the white strings, the other will come to life. On the other hand, White cannot force both strings into life either.

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Black goes first

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Black goes first (2)

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Black goes first (3)

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White goes first (W2 at black+circle, W4 at black+square)

The situation is a bit more tricky here: Black must simply throw in at the marked points. If White occupies either of the two mutual liberties, Black will atari from the inside.


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