Kyu Exercise 6 / Solution

Solution  

If Black plays first, he can make two eyes immediately at , so White has to play at to stop Black from living.

Side diagram  

can complete an eye at the bottom. However, is double atari and will destroy the eye at the top, leaving Black dead.

Main line  

Black has to play at or a to prevent the double atari. But kills.

False eye  

Even when Black plays stones to capture the two white stones, White still can make a throw-in at to turn it into a false eye.

Trapped  

White has to be careful not to play at , thinking she can capture . traps the two white stones including in a snapback, and lives.

Bad timing  

is the correct way to falsify the eye at the bottom, but is too early. lives.