Kyu Exercise 27 / Solution

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Instead of showing the main line straightaway, I will try presentating it as a discussion style. --unkx80

Does here work?

No, kills, think bulky five.

Does here work?

Unfortunately, the same is the vital point that kills.

Does the jump at work?

reduces the eyespace, and then the placement at kills.

It seems that the common point in killing has been at . How about playing here? It seems most likely to live.

If crawls in, lives easily.

Now tries to occupy the point required to make the second eye. is natural, and captures in a connect-and-die.

What about then? captures the stone and lives.

So, White tries again with . Black answers with , and it seems to live...

And wedges in. Ah... Black is dead, due to shortage of liberties, and playing at a puts Black under self-atari.

Conclusion: In this problem, Black cannot live.

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Kyu Exercise 27 / Solution last edited by togo on November 27, 2012 - 21:46