Beginner Exercise 71 / Solution

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Black first: what happens?

KarlKnechtel: Black can later play b at his leisure (except if forced to, by White at a or c). White cannot play at b because of shortage of liberties. Once Black plays at b, White is almost filled with three connected stones - a dead shape. The false eye at the circled point is irrelevant as far as I can tell.



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