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Beginner Exercise 29 Solution
   

[Diagram]
Diag.: Black 1 and 3 look very good to me

White 6 captures two stones, leaving equal number of liberties with Black to move...


[Diagram]
Diag.: White's group is dead

...but maybe White has a better response? I'm not very good at this. I figured White 2 because then she doesn't die immediately when forced to connect with 4.

KarlKnechtel: This appears correct to me. White 2 at 3 or 6 is damezumari, at 4 is met by Black 3 at 2 (atari), and at 5 (or elsewhere taking a black liberty) by the same Black 3 (connect-and-die).

[Diagram]
Diag.: Twang!

lavalyn adds:

Black can be even more direct - after Black 3 the marked white stones are in a snapback.


[Diagram]
Diag.: No snapback but White still loses

Or if White defends the snapback, Black 3 puts the white group into atari.



[Diagram]
Diag.: Failure

Scartol: This is what I first came up with. I diagrammed it out so others could see what I didn't (until I made the diagram). Looks good for Black, but...


[Diagram]
Diag.: Failure continued

...when White plays the hane at 1, Black is stuck. If Black pushes at a, he is in self-atari.





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