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Beginner Exercise 179 Solution
  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Life & Death, Problem

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First attempt

Eratos - Simply connecting with W1 leaves a play open at B2, making miai of a and b for connection, so we can't capture the stone.


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Prevent the connection

So preventing the connection with W1 seems the best way forward


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If black cuts

Black attempting to cut with B2 leaves him with a semeai he can't win.

Is this the best solution then?

unkx80: Yes. This is the only solution.





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