Beginner Exercise 73 / Solution

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A solution?

Blake: After the marked stone has been played, I don't see how White can kill the group. It guarantees an eye at a.

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Proofs I

After a or b, White is either in atari or close to it.

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Proofs II

After B2, the eyes are obvious at a and b.

unkx80: B2 can be played at c too.

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Proofs III

(Best for White.)


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Failure

Dansc: Enlarging the eyespace with B1 fails. Black's eyespace is a bulky five, so W2 kills the black group - a and b are miai for kill now. The bulky five shape is the same reason a black stone at W2 would make the group alive.



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