Beginner Exercise 267 / Solution

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Analysis

Black has a single bulky-five eye on the left side, so the aim is to destroy the eye at a.

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Solution

Using shortage of liberties on the Black group, the wedge at W1 is the killing move.

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Main line

If B2 attempts to keep that eye, then W3 and W5 are both ataris. Black is cut off.

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Failure

W1 is a mistake, because B2 can live.



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