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Rabbitty Six
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Keywords: Life & Death
Of the six-point big eyes, only this one and rectangular six in the corner can be killed. Its vital point is a. It is known as the rabbitty six [1] or nutcracker. It is also known as the flower six because the Japanese term for this shape is hana-roku. Robert Pauli: Problem 32 in David L. Silverman's Your Move (no other go problems):
WillerZ: Surely it is best for black to play a here, making 2 eyes and removing a liberty from the surrounding white group. You would only play b if you really wanted to show someone the death of a rabbitty six for some reason.
WillerZ: Forget I said that -- Bc, Wa, Bb, Wd, Bb is the correct sequence. That'll teach me to count liberties before posting.
[1] The term "rabbitty six" was invented by James Davies. The shape vaguely reminds one of a rabbit's head; the ears are at the top left.
Robert Pauli: Did James really have the (t)y? In German the adjective-noun form sounds funny to me (hasige Sechs...ouch, not a hare, a bunny: karnicklige Sechs). BTW, is 'bunny'' also usable as adjective? For other six point eyespaces, see Rectangular Six and Rectangular six in the corner. Path: KillingShapes · Prev: CrossedFive · Next: CrossedFive This is a copy of the living page "Rabbitty Six" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |