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Solution To OngoingGame2 - Move 174
Difficulty: Advanced
Keywords: Question
After White 1, Black tries to capture her stone with Black 2. White answers calmly at 3. What should Black do next?
If Black plays at 1, White cuts through his position with 2. Black has to answer at 3 and 5, otherwise he loses the six black stones on the left. So, applying the proverb "Your opponent's good move is your good move" Black might try to protect against White playing at 2.
So let's assume that Black plays Black 1 here. Next White plays 2. Can you read out the ladder?
If Black uses 3 to capture the white stone, he loses very quickly. After 7 the black stones are lost.
If Black uses 3 to run, the ladder becomes longer.
After White 4 Black's group is in damezumari and Black cannot connect (white would capture at a). So, Black cannot capture the original white stone, but instead has to save his own stones.
Note that White still has some good aji around this area.
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