Get Strong At Life And Death/Errata
Page 43 problem 58
The marked white stone is missing in the problem diagram, but present in the solution diagram. In my opinion, it should be present in both, rather than absent in both.
--Dieter
Page 57 Problem 76
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/26/10e131e28ff77afde7bb175df94464da.png)
Black to play and live
Here is the book's solution
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/46/4f499f6ffc587e7bb193935557400859.png)
Black lives
Black lives by setting up the comb formation. This is
possible because Black's move
threatens to capture the
4 Black stones on the left.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/24/f2184de72ead0dbc3243d83a3a5133f9.png)
Black lives
Black can also start by playing to the left of
, in order
to guarantee two eyes.
It seems to me that White can defend his left 4 stones by
playing a typical sacrifice in capturing races, gaining one
move
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/43/7dcd46db8613de2f4b5a85ef5b6dc219.png)
White gains a move
Now Black can't throw in and atari, due to a shortage of
liberties, and has to spend an extra move to capture
.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/4/0f58486191eaa0f3a27180cdcefaf688.png)
Black gets a ko
I don't see any better result for Black.
--ilan
Diagram 90: White kills Black
This error was pointed out to me by my club member Bart Vandeputte (12k). --Dieter 1k
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/38/106bcdc578631366d8b71645be86235c.png)
Diagram 90: White kills Black
The author writes: if Black
at
, then White
- Black a - White
kills him. This is not true.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/5/d4186be5cba4413e00d2b5bfb91e34d0.png)
Variation: White 5 at 1
Black lives with
.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/15/0bf49cad888467f17f59a36299822677.png)
Correct variation
White
at
, and this is probably what the author meant.
Problem 81, page 64.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/46/71d7aa0a77de0292a0f251fd60c57ad1.png)
White can live unconditionally
For this problem the author gives the following solution:
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/25/fb04280d25004e49d1d1787893f5dd42.png)
Wrong continuation
Unfortunately
is a mistake.
Black may play
at
here resulting in:
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/31/98b9a64cfdf94dee8e1f3f87b7964787.png)
White is short of liberties
The correct solution is:
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/1/38547188460aedc6b605959d2d8cf735.png)
Correct continuation
now black is short of liberties and cannot connect at a.
- p152, problem 187.
- Wrong: The marked stone seems well positioned to to create a false eye.
- Right: The marked stone seems well positioned to create a false eye.