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Author:  emeraldemon [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:12 pm ]
Post subject:  interesting capturing race from game
Black just cut off the white stones. What's the best play for both sides? Who wins the race?

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[go]$$Bcm1 What to play?
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O |
$$ | . X X X X . . . X X X O O . . X X O . |
$$ | X . X O O . X X O X O O X . X , O . . |
$$ | . X O O . . X O O O O X . X X O . O . |
$$ | . O X X O X O O . . . X . X O O O O . |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . . X X O X O X . |
$$ | . . O X X X . . O . O O O O X X X . X |
$$ | . . O O O O X . . . . . X O X . X X O |
$$ | . O O , X O . . . , . O X O X X O O O |
$$ | O . O X . . . . . . X O O X X O O X . |
$$ | . O X O O . . X . O O X X X O O . X . |
$$ | X X X O . O O O . O X . . . O X X . . |
$$ | . . X . X . X X . . O X X X O . . . . |
$$ | . X X . X X . . . O . O O O 1 . . . . |
$$ | X O O O . . X O . , . O X X X X . . . |
$$ | . X O . . O O . . . . O X O . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . O X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ ---------------------------------------[/go]
Author:  Loons [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: interesting capturing race from game
White. O7 seems the vital point.

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[go]$$Bcm (This approach ko looks good enough for white)
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O |
$$ | . X X X X . . . X X X O O . . X X O . |
$$ | X . X O O . X X O X O O X . X , O . . |
$$ | . X O O . . X O O O O X . X X O . O . |
$$ | . O X X O X O O . . . X . X O O O O 4 |
$$ | . . O X . . X . . . . . X X O X O X 6 |
$$ | . . O X X X . . O . O O O O X X X 7 X |
$$ | . . O O O O X . . . . . X O X . X X O |
$$ | . O O , X O . . . , . O X O X X O O O |
$$ | O . O X . . . . . . X O O X X O O X . |
$$ | . O X O O . . X . O O X X X O O . X . |
$$ | X X X O . O O O . O X . 5 2 O X X . . |
$$ | . . X . X . X X . . O X X X O 3 . . . |
$$ | . X X . X X . . . O . O O O 1 . . . . |
$$ | X O O O . . X O . , . O X X X X . . . |
$$ | . X O . . O O . . . . O X O . . . . . |
$$ | . X O . . . . . . . O X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]

(Of course it's not an approach ko. Also white should probably force at 3 first. It seems none of us are perfect.)
Author:  blade90 [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: interesting capturing race from game
Is this from one of your games?

It's 4 libs against 4 libs, White will win since it's his move.
But white must start with T14, if white plays anything else Black will win the race.
Author:  emeraldemon [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: interesting capturing race from game
@Loons
Yes, that's what I found also. After the game was over, of course :)


@blade90: Yes, it's from one of my games.
Nope, if white starts at T14 black wins.
Author:  Loons [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: interesting capturing race from game
As an encore, is top right also ko?
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