BQM 149

In-game life and death query

Rich: In a game last night, I managed to play white+circle in sente; my opponent thought a group that big (10-12 pts) must be able to live - until I played .

Did black have a chance at this point? We played it out and couldn't see anything; is 1 also the vital point for black?

Hans: Black seems to die. The only chance for black is to connect at a instead of and put all his hopes on a seki.

Hans: May be this is a seki. Later I may have more time to examine this.

Rich: Interesting position; I keep coming up with death by rabbit, though...

Shortage of liberties

Dave: This , is conceptually incorrect I think. After White is short of liberties. Black has time to live at a.

Dead?

Dave: Instead does simply kill Black?

What now?

Dave: But what happens after this ? Rich: I'm currently looking through variations of 'a' or 'b'; maybe a ko?

f3etoiles No, this dies too :

The continuation

unkx80: However, it is not known what happens when Black plays at a...

Dieter: Here Black dies either by being cut or rabbity six. But if at a he lives. I keep reading.

Path: <= Big Question Mark =>

BQM 149 last edited by BobWhoosta on February 13, 2011 - 02:15

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