GokyoShumyoSection3Problem80/Solution

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White to make ko  

If B6 captures, W7 at B6 starts ko immediately.

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Continued 1  

B6 is necessary to prevent another eye. B10 makes a flower six. W11 captures at a.

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Continued 2  

W6 at W2 and ko starts.

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Variation  

Black may choose B2 connect here (instead of block at B6). After the forced sequence....

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Eternal Life  

W1! leads to a repeating shape called eternal life (W3 recapture at white+circle, B4 at black+circle) . The game ends with no result under Japanese rules.


GokyoShumyoSection3Problem80/Solution last edited by hnishy on January 20, 2023 - 04:19
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