Beginner Exercise 270 / Solution

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Solution

B1 makes an immediate eye while threatening to lasso the two white stones. After W2 connects, B3 lives. (In practice, W2 should connect at a.)

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Variation

W2 atari just backfires. The forced B3 captures White in connect and die - W4 at a is a self-atari.

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Failure

Atari at B1 is a fatal mistake. White plays W2 hane. Due to shortage of liberties, Black can't play at a.

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Failure continued (W4 at white+circle)

So B3 captures, then W4 captures back the B3 stone. Black is left with only one eye.



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