KyuExercise188/Attempts
Imagist: This problem has one obvious variation and a simple tesuji variation, but the really interesting thing about the problem is a hamete at
.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/22/a24ace17db5e90c17656425fe69e89d6.png)
Black kills
a and b are miai.
This
may seem stronger, but black plays the two stone edge squeeze and white's plan comes to naught.
a and b are still miai.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/15/7cdee271ebeff1ce566104acd20c867c.png)
Black avoids hamete and kills
This
is potential hamete, trying to set up the under the stones tesuji.
is correct; black must resist the temptation to play
at a.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/9/625ce69fa9adbdf615a975743298be76.png)
Black is tricked (variation A)
After
it may seem to black that all is well...
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/29/7c50700776a53069cc9b93a229e03a68.png)
Black is tricked (variation A)
...but after sacrificing 4 stones, white captures 3 at
to make life.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/45/8e1370797d0126487d28ca10aaaa0453.png)
Black is tricked (variation B)
Even if black sees his mistake and tries to remedy it with
and
, aiming at a throw in and shortage of liberties,
plays at the vital point...
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/32/514b9840fb73f068b165237a9841648d.png)
Black is tricked (variation B)
...and
makes miai of a and b.