Beginner Exercise 182 / Solution

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Status of the white group?

Seems white needs another move here. With this W1, white lives in sente (with respect to BC).[1] Without W1 by white, white is short of liberties after black ataris at a.

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Failure

LukeNine45: Right. Here is the threat played out.

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Failure 2

If this W3, White still dies.

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Alive, but smaller

JoelR: This W1 lives, but with less area than the best solution. If B2 at W3, W3 at B2.


[1] Bill: Saving BC is small by comparison. Better to think of this as a gote.



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