Beginner Exercise 248 / Solution

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The status is: white is dead.


[Diagram]

White can capture four stones - but remains dead.

But despite capturing it is still unconditionally dead and Black can play tenuki. The black+square stones are nakade (they form a pyramid four) and ensure that the white group can't make two eyes.


[Diagram]

Black failure - Don't do this!

Black takes the bait and captures two White stone, but lets most of the white stones escape.



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