RTG Problem 63 / Attempts

Each of these is a possible starting point as explained in /Discussion

Herman Hiddema: Note that this does not mean that other moves are impossible, just that these moves are the ones that seem most logical to me personally.

Table of contents Beginning with a Standard Monkey Jump Variant Monkey Jump 1 Variant Monkey Jump 1b Variant Monkey Jump 1c Correct White Response to Monkey Jump Beginning with b Beginning with c Beginning with d Dieter's attempt Beginning with e Continuation

Table of diagrams Possible starting points Standard Monkey Jump Variant Monkey Jump 1 Variant Monkey Jump 1c W2 is wrong W2 is wrong - even simpler Correct White Response to Monkey Jump Possible starting points Dieter's second attempt Dieter's attempt ... ... ends in ko Hane first Hane first Hane first Hane first Hane first Hane first W lives - B played good endgame

Beginning with a

Standard Monkey Jump

The monkey jump standard sequence fails. is sente, threatening to capture and . makes miai of a and b; each creates two eyes.

Variant Monkey Jump 1

After , 7 and 8 are miai.

Variant Monkey Jump 1b

Variant Monkey Jump 1c

Dieter: must be at

or actually simply this way.

Correct White Response to Monkey Jump

Herman Hiddema: Dieter is correct, the right response to is (in this case). For other cases, see Monkey Jump.

Beginning with b

Dieter: this was my second attempt. I liked it. I still have to explore refutations.

Herman Hiddema: Try at

Beginning with c

Beginning with d

Dieter's attempt

Herman Hiddema: Actually, at a makes seki, the eye is too big. Dieter: quite so.

Beginning with e

unkx80: Seems like the correct order is to first hane at , before the monkey jump. If at a, then the same kills, no?

Herman Hiddema: White remembers that his opponent's good move is his good move, and puts at in the first diagram...

tderz: springs to mind, with A or B as possible options, ...

tderz: of which A = is premature

tderz: is necessary, as otherwise ...
to be cnt. ....

tderz: ... but this is not good enough - I have seen the solution now!