Beginner Exercise 70 / Solution

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lavalyn doesn't need to kill Black, just

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Connect out

Play on the point of symmetry is a good rule in such positions.

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A really bad black mistake - so Black can't cut

Black is caught in a snapback.

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A really bad black mistake

Snapback again.

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Black can't atari either - chased around

Capturing W1 instead of WC with B4 loses ALL the Black stones in White's walls when White captures the two lefthand Black stones with W4.

Gorobei: Um, you mean ALL the stones in Black's walls?

lavalyn: no, I mean White lives and Black dies if Black tries to capture the connecting stone.

Gorobei: Ah, "inside" versus "in." E.g. "the box is in the wall," vs "the prisoner is inside the walls." English is a wonderful language :)

Bill: I took it upon myself to edit for clarity. Is it OK now?

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Better for Black

After W1 saves White's stones, Black should normally tenuki.

Later, B4 - W5 is Black's sente.

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Failure

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Failure continued



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