RTG Problem 6 / Attempts

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[Diagram]
White to play.  

ChrisSchack: I think the first move has to be W1 here, it seems like the vital point. It's both a peep at a and the eye-stealing tesuji in conjunction with b.

[Diagram]
B fails to connect  

W has 4 liberties to 2 (maybe 3 to 2 for other placements of 1) and kills the cut stones, and with them the group.

[Diagram]
White steals the second eye  

Now W just has to connect out, and unless B plays a sagari, W simply pushes through.

[Diagram]
White steals the second eye  

Imagist: It's not quite that easy. This B3 gives a little resistance (though white can still kill).

[Diagram]
Black descends  

And in this case, the stones are cut off and die.


RTG Problem 6 / Attempts last edited by 129.25.134.242 on August 16, 2007 - 22:09
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