Beginner Exercise 41 / Solution

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Black kills

KarlKnechtel: The throw-in is key here.

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Black kills

If White secures the eye in the corner first, Black ataris twice to prevent the second eye. W4 at B5 doesn't work either, because of snapback.

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Black kills

If White captures first, B3 removes the second eye in the centre, also threatening to take away the first central eye. Now a and b are miai for the kill.

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Black kills

If White secures the central eye with W2 (she cannot play at a due to shortage of liberties), Black removes the corner eye directly.

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Failure

B1 does not work. After W2, a and c are miai for life.



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