RTG Problem 2 / Solution

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5 tenuki!

After this, nobody wants to play the circled spots : Black would actually commit suicide by trying to capture the WS stones, and White would give life + points to the defender.

So, this is seki.

--Nando

I have seen many dan players not be able to solve this problem. Apparently you can easily get stuck in your usual reading habits ... --Arno

In this case, a better sequence for Black is to play tenuki instead of playing move 2; and save it as a ko threat for later. --aigo


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