Beginner Exercise 83 / Solution
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/5/c03c9611aca5bfc7b0f1ac6349dd5dc1.png)
White lives
White makes two eyes at a and b.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/27/1e07148f738f53668f1b3efa447139cd.png)
Failure 1
After
, the white eyespace looks like a bulky five - Black strikes straight at it.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/19/7f19d703da110152dc1e1499f765217e.png)
Failure again
Black a and b are miai for the kill.
Isn't Black able to descend on the left to destroy eyespace? If White blocks, there's a snapback, if not then Black connects and the eye is gone... If White takes the corner point, it starts a ko for life.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/4/b6d85adb1baa9200f0f7af980f56bd2c.png)
White lives?
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/52/781e59be5dc2c69932b319a5041c7b6d.png)
White lives?
unkx80:
captures
and lives. There is no snapback.