KyuExercise188/Attempts

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Imagist: This problem has one obvious variation and a simple tesuji variation, but the really interesting thing about the problem is a hamete at W4.

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Black kills

a and b are miai.

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B7 at B1, W8 at B3, black kills

This W2 may seem stronger, but black plays the two stone edge squeeze and white's plan comes to naught.

a and b are still miai.

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Black avoids hamete and kills

This W4 is potential hamete, trying to set up the under the stones tesuji. B5 is correct; black must resist the temptation to play B5 at a.

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Black is tricked (variation A)

After B5 it may seem to black that all is well...

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Black is tricked (variation A)

...but after sacrificing 4 stones, white captures 3 at W8 to make life.

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Black is tricked (variation B)

Even if black sees his mistake and tries to remedy it with B7 and B9, aiming at a throw in and shortage of liberties, W10 plays at the vital point...

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Black is tricked (variation B)

...and W2 makes miai of a and b.


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