Gokyo Shumyo, Section 1, Problem 47 / Solution

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Under the stones

The solution includes a ishi no shita tesuji. After W1, a is a vital point.

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Under the stones

Black sacrifices two stones, hoping to destroy the eye by giving atari with B6 at B4.

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Under the stones

White makes the surprising move at W2, allowing Black to capture four stones!

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Under the stones

In the space created by the four captured stones, White can recapture two stones.


Pitfalls

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Pitfall 1

Obviously, White mustn't answer B2 at W3 here.

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Pitfall 2

If White hastily answers the atari by (temporarily) saving her stones with W2, B3 kills.

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No Under the stones

If White fails to make the four-stone sacrifice, and connects at W5 here, then B6 takes three stones, and there is not enough room to play "underneath".


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Failure

W1 makes one eye in the corner. B2 makes miai of a and b to take away the other eye.

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Inferior for Black

B2 here would allow White to live in ko.


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