Don't throw in tesuji
Keywords: Life & Death, Tesuji
Black should start at
. If White defends here then Black captures the whole lot. After
all seven white stones are dead.
If white plays at 'a' after
then black can play elsewhere! Then, after white 'b' and black 'c', white 'd' does not work because of a shortage of liberties.
If White connects to the outside, there's shortage of liberties and Black can capture two more stones at
.
The name was coined by Matthew MacFadyen.
The tsumego used in this example is #26 from the XuanxuanQijing.
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