BQM63

  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Life & Death, Question

I found this problem on goproblems.com and I didn't understand the solution fully. It's [ext] question 1225.

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1225  

goproblems lists White as playing at a, then Black playing at b. What I don't understand is, why doesn't White play at b?

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My result  

This looks like a seki, by my reckoning.

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4 at 5  

Matt Noonan: The throw-in for shortage of liberties is the trick here.

Bill: And B4 takes away White's potential eye. See me ari me nashi.


BQM63 last edited by BillSpight on November 19, 2004 - 20:37
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