Beginner Exercise 185 / Solution

Solution  

The solution is the snapback of . First of all note that by the very nature of snapback, even if White a captures the stone, will recapture the White stones, so the stone will still be there. Knowing that the stone will not go away, we now note that the stone is caught in a connect-and-die: if White b, then Black c.

Solution ( at )  

White has a resistance at , but captures...

Solution  

... and this is a capture two, recapture one where recaptures. So White has no eye here.