GokyoShumyoSection6Problem9/Attempts

monkey jump !  

atulab: now black has 2 monkey jumps on both sides: we have created a symmetric position and listened to the proverb. The only question is: does white have a super-extra-cookie-cutting-tesuji-of-absolute-doom to separate black's stones ? we only have 4 points to consider so let's try them all !

a  

atulab: white loses a stone ... he certainly doesn't achieve much by doing so

b  

atulab: can only try to lead to because in itself it does nothing too bad, black has 2 liberties after so it doesn't work ...

c and d  

atulab: and only reinforce black's middle stones.

xela: I will resist the temptation to create a new page called super-extra-cookie-cutting-tesuji-of-absolute-doom! However, it's interesting to have a quick look at why other moves fail...