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Beginner Exercise 45 Solution
  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Problem

[Diagram]
White is alive

ChrisSchack: White first, I guess ... the easy case. White lives in gote, one eye to none, with 9 points.



[Diagram]
White is dead

White just doesn't have the liberties needed anymore. If W2 at B3, B3 at a and W can't form an eye. This is 21 points for Black in gote. This seems big enough for either player not to want to wait ... and the 2-3 exchanges should wait, they're big threats.





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