Kyu Exercise 4 / Solution

Placement on the second line.  

The simpler solution would be a placement on the second line. If white captures with , then threatens to capture three stones.

Variation.  

If simply captures the two Black stones, then cuts and captures two White stones.

Placement on the first line.  

The placement at the first line also works, but and are probably a blind spot.

Variation.  

If simply captures the two Black stones, Black can simply set up a snapback with and .

Failure.  

is incorrect. Although is a ploy to reduce the eye in sente, but answers correctly and lives.

Failure.  

and are miai.

Atari.  

The atari at 1 is a mistake.

Atari.  

Black makes a throw-in at , but White occupies the vital point of the bulky five with and lives.