Famous Symmetry Problems

   

Famous Symmetry Problems

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Black to escape

From LiChangHo Jingjiang Weiqi Shoujin 李昌镐精讲围棋手筋 Volume 5, page 59, Graded Go Problems for Beginners Volume 4, problem 115, page 24, and many other sources.

Also known as 五龙取水 (five dragons seeking water) and 龟势 (tortise shape) in classical texts.



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Bob McGuigan: Here's another, but maybe it isn't quite appropriate since the symmetry is not with respect to the grid lines. I got it from the classic Gen Gen Go Kyo. It also appears in Graded Go Problems for Beginners Volume 4, problem 114, page 24:

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Black to play and escape

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Black to play and escape

Dieter : My main line


Malcolm : Denis Feldmann has a great collection of problems, with a section on symmetrical problems: [ext] http://denis.feldmann.club.fr/bestdiaga.htm#p42. The page comes in french and english versions. Well recommended.


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