84.85.108.20: Are these white best moves? (2006-07-09 08:23) [#1850]

It takes three moves for black to create just one eye.

Aren't there better moves for white? Like when he ignores the capture of the three stones at the top and captures the two black stones at the bottom.

This takes only one move so that way white has two free moves left to turn the black group into a dead shape.

Assuming this isn't possible, which are the two miai intersections?

84.85.108.20: ((no subject)) (2006-07-10 07:42) [#1872]

Thanks for your reply. I was actually thinking of something like playing stone 4 above stone 3 to try to deny black his second eye.

84.85.108.20: ((no subject)) (2006-07-11 16:25) [#1881]

Yes it looks so.

Trying to defend 2 with a ko by placing a stone above 7 doesn't work because a black stone above 5 threatens to capture both 2 and 4...