Kyu Exercise 116 / Solution

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This looks a bit like the bulky five. So makes miai of and ...

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makes a double atari. connects...

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And isolates two white stones. If White captures by playing in the corner, Black will take all three in a snapback. If White plays elsewhere (for example, a, putting seven stones in atari), Black plays in the corner to capture two and form a second eye.

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What about ?

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White makes an atari with . After throw in at . a becomes a false eye and black is dead?!

Alex Weldon: This shows a misunderstanding of what a false eye is. The throw-in accomplishes nothing... if White ever ataris at b, Black just captures the throw-in stone (by playing at the marked point), and both points a and are real eyes for Black.