The Art Of Connecting Stones/Solutions

ilan:

Here is the main variation in the solution to Example 17 on Page 25 of Art Of Connecting Stones.

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Main line: Black wins the semeai

As I mentioned in my review, the book is well-written, and it calls B1 "a conservative move." If W6 prevents Black from connecting, then B7 cuts and wins the semeai. Note the application of the proverb Semi Eyes Win Semeais.

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The obvious move fails

The obvious move fails. Black loses all his stones.


Here is the solution to Example 15 on Page 21 of Art Of Connecting Stones.

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Book's solution

This is the key move, after which there are many possible variations.


What, the solution is the infamous Empty Triangle? What kind of a go book is this, if it presents problems whose solution makes Bad Shape? Well, I don't "do" empty triangles, so I found another solution.

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My solution

This solution is much more consistent, especially since the relevant chapter of the book is named "Connecting at the Edge of the Board."


Here are the variations I found

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Variation 1

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Variation 2

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Variation 3

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Variation 4

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Variation 5

This variation (the exchange W6 and B7 is not necessary at this point) shows that my solution is slightly inferior to the book's solution because White gets to move out a little further at W2 in sente.


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