Secondary liberties example U

  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Tactics
[Diagram]

Letter U shape

How many plays for Black to put White into atari?

[Diagram]

Letter U shape

Black can put White into atari after 18 plays. Here B1 and B3 might be the final plays by Black. It doesn't delay Black if White plays at B1 (Black answers at a) or at a (Black could take since this is auto-atari).


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