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Author:	Jordus [ Sat May 02, 2015 11:47 am ]
Post subject:	Fran's Life and Death Problem #136.. Can you solve it?
The problem is labeled as a 10k level. Apparently I couldn't think well enough today to solve it. Can you? Click Here To Show Diagram Code `[go]$$Wc White to form life $$ \| . . . . . . . . . $$ \| . . . . . . . . . $$ \| . . . . . . . . . $$ \| . X X . . . . . . $$ \| . O X . . . . . . $$ \| . O X . X . . . . $$ \| . . O O X . . . . $$ \| . . . . . . . . . $$ - - - - - - - - - -[/go]` Answer: You should have seen my face when I solved it... Doh! Click Here To Show Diagram Code `[go]$$Wc White to form life $$ \| . . . . . . . . . $$ \| . . . . . . . . . $$ \| . . . . . . . . . $$ \| . X X . . . . . . $$ \| 3 O X . . . . . . $$ \| . O X . X . . . . $$ \| 1 . O O X . . . . $$ \| . 2 5 4 . . . . . $$ - - - - - - - - - -[/go]`

Author:	Joaz Banbeck [ Sat May 02, 2015 1:10 pm ]
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I forget which pro it was who said something like 'When in doubt about corner life... ...start your reading with the 1-2 and 2-1 points'. When I asked why that was, he said that it was an efficiency issue: those two points enclose the only eye that requires only three surrounding stones. All other eyes require more.

Author:	Bki [ Sat May 02, 2015 2:49 pm ]
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Joaz Banbeck wrote: I forget which pro it was who said something like 'When in doubt about corner life... ...start your reading with the 1-2 and 2-1 points'. When I asked why that was, he said that it was an efficiency issue: those two points enclose the only eye that requires only three surrounding stones. All other eyes require more. He is not in pro, but, In his book (in French) Tsumego, Motoki Noguchi emphasize quite a bit how important the 1-2 points are in the corner. Not only because of it's the best point to make an eye, but also because it's also the best point to set a ko, and a descent to the 1-2 point will require an approach move by your opponent. The 1-2 point is like, the second move I check after the hane and obvious vital points for an eye.

Author:	jeromie [ Sat May 02, 2015 4:40 pm ]
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I did get it. It's encouraging when I can solve tsumego I "should" be able to figure out. In addition to the advice above: When I notice a semi-symmetrical problem where one group has more liberties than the other, I generally try a move that reinforces the group that is short of liberties first. That gave me a good idea of which 1-2 point was likely to be correct before I started reading.

Author:	PeterN [ Sun May 03, 2015 10:47 am ]
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Heh, the answer I got when asking some better players about the 1-2 points was generally along the lines of "Because they're magic." That's the first time I've actually seen a proper reasoning for it. PeterN

Author: Cassandra [ Sun May 03, 2015 11:41 am ]

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The 2-1-points might become vital ...

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As a matter of course, the liberty count matters ...

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Author:	yang738 [ Sun May 03, 2015 7:09 pm ]
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there are two 2-1 points. find out the difference between these two points.

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