Beginner Exercise 189 / Solution

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Correct solution:

[Diagram]
Black's alive! :)  

If white plays a, black plays b.. And still alive..


Wrong attempts:

[Diagram]
Would be wrong..  

a and b are miai.. If black takes one, white plays the other and kills..

[Diagram]
Snapback  

The main trap in this problem is that Black cannot play at B1. Because W2 is a snapback, in that if Black plays at a to capture the W2 stone, then White will capture the Black stones by playing at W2 again. Hence, the black+circle stones cannot be saved, and the whole group is dead.


Ohh and why does black need to add a move?

[Diagram]
If black doesn't..  

Because white can kill! Black can't play at a! (It'd be self-atari..)


Solution by Reuven.



Beginner Exercise 189 / Solution last edited by P7A77 on February 7, 2005 - 05:16
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