BQM191
Question posed by Thaddeus Olczyk
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This position happened in a recent game I was playing. I intended to play 3, but for some strange reason I slammed down 1 which was a followup to 3 I was considering. Afterwards both players thought that 3 would kill the 2 large White groups.
Opinions?
ChrisSchack: I think I'd rather do this myself ... but it's certainly a big loss.
ThaddeusOlczyk: But it's not big enough for a Black victory. It still looks dead to me. Where's the second eye?
?????: How about Wa Bb Wc with ko for the second eye?
ThaddeusOlczyk:Bb looks like a wasted move. The temptation is to place it one over to make a double peep. I consider a c miai ( though I may be wrong ).
Bill: Returning to the original position,
is the eye stealing tesuji. It may kill White's central stones, it may kill some of them, there may be a ko. If White manages to save some of them, Black should take sente and take the bottom side with
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