Construction Problem 1/ Attempts
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27 Stones
This is my attempt. (All of the stones must be solidly connected, else pieces can be cut off given infinite white moves.) -- Blake
How about something like this:
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43 black stones
A couple freebies, I think:
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45 black stones
45 stones are not bad, but there is still a lot of room for improvement!
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43 stones
LukeNine45: Not an improvement, but it looks nicer! :)
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46 black stones
2 eyes just weren't enough :-) --Bass
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47 black stones
An "obvious" enhancement. --Bass
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50 stones
Shape seems to be the key here.
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52 stones
Small improvement.
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53 stone chandelier
Yes, the shape you used is indeed vastly better. Here's my go at it. --Bass
ferdi: The following try isn't in the running because changing the conditions doesn't count as solution ;-)
If you allow positions where every stone in the group is necessary and the group cannot be reinforced further, but you omit the infinite white moves rule, then seki is possible:
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46 stones in the large black group
(Most 2-group sekis do not fulfill this requirement, because one or more stones could be removed and they would still be seki.)
Eric Boesch?