Beginner Exercise 44 / Solution

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Solution

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Solution

Black can kill White unconditionally.

There is death in the hane - B1 threatens B3 at W2 to destroy the second eye. If White blocks at W2, Black plays B3 throw-in - White can't connect at B5 because of shortage of liberties. After the capture W4, B5 still destroys the eye, so White is dead.


Failure

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Failure

Throw-in first does not work - White is alive after W2.

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Weak defense: Ko (B5 at B1)

W2 capture is weaker: B3 leads to ko for the second eye at a.



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