Beginner Exercise 1 / Solution

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Kill

White is unable to make two eyes now and is thus dead.

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Only one eye

Let us assume that Black has filled all the outside liberties, with the black+square stones. If White now plays at a or b then Black plays on the other point and captures all stones. So what if Black plays first?

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Black plays first

If B1, White can capture three stones with W2. But ...

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Kill

... then B1 kills White.


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