Beginner Exercise 112 / Solution

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White wins

Confused: W1 increases the liberties to three for the white group; and after W3 Black needs an additional approach move at B4 before being able to play at a.

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Variation: this is not a ko

Variation: black might play B4 trying to start a ko, but white still wins the capturing race (B8 at B4, W9 at a).

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Variation: Black trying to escape

Variation: black might try to escape to the right. In that case white can stop him with the following sequence. A potential cut at a could be easily fended off by playing at b and putting the black group into atari.


Things that don't work

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Seki

A seki isn't a good result, when White can kill instead.

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Death for White

If Black is allowed to play at B2, the white group dies. It doesn't matter whether White played at W1 or at a, b, c or d.



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