Practical Endgame Test 5 / Attempts
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White to play and win
(Diagram copied for your convenience.)
Arno: my try.
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Arno's analysis
I argue that the a-c points are miai. Therefor White should start at one of the d points.
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Arno's attempt
Dave: What if
is played at
instead? Is it jigo then?
Arno: yes, looks like it :-(
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Arno's attempt (continued)
... and White wins by 1 point.
Arno's 2nd try:
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2nd try
Bill: What if Black does not reply in the bottom left corner, but plays on the top side instead? E. g.,
instead of
.
Arno: if Black plays
at
then White answers with
at
. Mutual damage. Eventually either Black answers on the lower left, or White connects to
then answers Black's play at the top. In both cases W+1.
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2nd try (continued)
Again W+1.