Beginner Exercise 40 / Solution

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Solution

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Solution  

B1! is a good throw-in tactics to break the miai. White's strongest resistance, W2!, maximizes the eyespace and sets up a ko for life - White capture at a next secures two eyes, regardless of the corner one.

(The resulting shape is similar to dogleg four with a cutting point inside.)

[Diagram]
Weak resistance 1  

If White captures the throw-in, B3 makes the points a and b miai to remove one eye from White's position.

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Weak resistance 2  

W2 connect destroys a potential eye there. B3 kills.

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Weak resistance 3  

Ignoring the situation doesn't make it go away.


Failures

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Failure 1  

B1 only destroys the eye on the outside, but W2 makes the eye in the corner. B3 and W4 are miai for living.

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Failure 2  

In this diagram, W2 lives with two eyes.



Beginner Exercise 40 / Solution last edited by hnishy on August 31, 2024 - 02:30
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