White loses the three stones on the left after . All of Black's stones, but for
, are united into a single living group.
Does this accomplish the same goals? A single problem is not supposed to have more than one solution, I'm told.
Skylancer (2k): What if white just connects? Black can cut off a stone in sente, but his four outside stones are stranded. In the book solution given, Black can connect everything.
Hmmm...yes.