Beginner Exercise 51 / Solution

The page Two Space Notchers Not Fully Connected has discussed the shape quite extensively, so the explanation will be quite brief here.

is the vital point. If , makes a and b miai.

The answer to the hane at is to play at , making a and b miai.

makes a hane on the other side. In this case, Black can live with . Beware, cannot play at a. To find out why, please refer to Beginner Exercise 14.

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Beginner Exercise 51 / Solution last edited by byorgey on November 2, 2004 - 00:08