Stone Escape Problems

Houdini Tricks

This page is designed for Go players to test their reading skills with the simple objective of keeping a single stone alive. While beginner players will appreciate the simplicity of fewer stones on the board, reading the weaknesses in a shape is often something that we all need to practise.

If you know of any others, please edit this page and share your knowledge with others.

StoneEscape1 - easy

This Black stone to escape White "geta" and live.  

StoneEscape2 - tricky

This Black stone to escape White's grasp and live.  

StoneEscape3 - very tricky

This Black stone to live at all costs.  

More stone escape problems:

• Kyu Exercise 94

See also:

• Problems and Exercises