Tsumegos from real games

Harleqin · **#61**

jlt · **#62**

Problem #26, an endgame problem.

I was White in that game. Both players missed a big endgame move, which one? Black to play.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc Black to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . O O O X . . X X X O . . . . . | $$ | . . . O O X X . . X X O X O . . . . . | $$ | . . . O X X . X . X O O O . . . O O O | $$ | . . . O O O X X . , X X O O O O X X O | $$ | O O O . . . O O X . . . X X X X . X O | $$ | O X X . . O . . X . X O X . . . . X X | $$ | O X . . . O X . . X . . O X . . . . . | $$ | X . X . . X X O O X . . O O X . . . . | $$ | . . X . . . X X O X O . O X . . X . . | $$ | . . . X X O O X O X O . O X . , . . . | $$ | . . . X X X X O O X O X O X . O O X . | $$ | . . X O X X O . . O O O X . . X . . X | $$ | . X X O O O O . . . O X . X . X X X O | $$ | . X O . . . . . O . O X . . . O . O O | $$ | O X O . . . . O X O . . . . . . O . . | $$ | . O . , . . . O X X O O O O O , . . . | $$ | . . . O . . . O O X X X . X X X O O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O X . . . . . . X X O | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Harleqin · **#63**

jlt · **#64**

@Harleqin: you got the correct :b1:

but I think your :b3:

doesn't work.

Knotwilg · **#65**

Initially I saw the above sequence.

Then I realized White could change the order and think about saving everything. I don't think she can.

So it probably boils down to the initial sequence in reverse order anyway.

And I don't think Harleqin's move holds, but for different reasons.

Edit: I'm defeated by my own argument ....

So how about:

jlt · **#66**

You got it!

jlt · **#67**

Problem #27, White to live.

This is from a 2-stone handicap game. In the game I managed to live after a 50-move fight but there was a much simpler solution.

Edit: after all, it seems that Black can kill, see kvasir's message below. So the problem doesn't work (or should be reformulated as "White to live or to find a good way to sacrifice").

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to live $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . X . O O O X . . . . | $$ | . X X X . X . . X . . O . O X . . . . | $$ | . X O O O . . . . , . O O X . X . . . | $$ | . O . . . . O . X . . O X X . . X . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . . X X O X . O O . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O O X . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . O X . . X . . . . . O . . O . . . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Answer:

jlt · **#68**

Problem #28, White to play. Not exactly a life and death problem, but a problem related to the life and death status of a corner group. One of the forum members will recognize this position if he reads this.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . b c . . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | . . X X O . . . a O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | . . X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | . X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | . X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | . O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . . . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . | $$ | . . . X O . X X . X . O . . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O O O O X O O . O X . . . . X . | $$ | X X X X O . X O O . O X X . . O O X . | $$ | X O O O X X X . . , . . . X . , X . . | $$ | O O . . O X . . O . . O . . X . . . . | $$ | . . O . O X . . . . . . O O X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

In the game I didn't want to connect passively at "a", and I hesitated between "b" and "c".

1) If White plays "b", how does Black protect the corner group?
2) If White plays "b", can Black respond with F19?
3) If White plays "c", is it sente? Suppose that Black plays elsewhere, does White have a followup?

kvasir · **#69**

jlt wrote:

Problem #27, White to live.
...
Answer:

I was thinking along same lines but I have doubts.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to live? $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . X . O O O X . . . . | $$ | . X X X . X . . X 3 . O . O X . . . . | $$ | . X O O O . . . . 1 4 O O X . X . . . | $$ | . O . . . . O . X . 2 O X X . . X . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . . X X O X . O O . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O O X . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . O X . . X . . . . . O . . O . . . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

When I put down the diagram it occurred to me that white could play :w5:

and that looked like a very good move but it is not saving the dead stones.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm5 White not living. $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . 2 1 X 6 O O O X . . . . | $$ | . X X X . X . 5 X O 4 O . O X . . . . | $$ | . X O O O . . . 3 O X O O X . X . . . | $$ | . O . . . . O . X . X O X X . . X . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . . X X O X . O O . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O O X . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . O X . . X . . . . . O . . O . . . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm5 White not living, continued. $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . 6 1 3 4 X O X X O O O X . . . . | $$ | . X X X 2 X 5 O . O X O . O X . . . . | $$ | . X O O O . . . O O X O O X . X . . . | $$ | . O . . . . O . X . X O X X . . X . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . . X X O X . O O . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O O X . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . O X . . X . . . . . O . . O . . . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

White is still in the game but if it is about sacrificing then keeping sente is probably better.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm5 White to sacrifice. $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . 6 . . 3 X 4 O O O X . . . . | $$ | . X X X . X . 5 X O 2 O . O X . . . . | $$ | . X O O O . . . 1 O X O O X . X . . . | $$ | . O . . . . O . X . X O X X . . X . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . . X X O X . O O . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O O X . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . O X . . X . . . . . O . . O . . . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

I wondered about not playing anything at all but black seems to have a too easy time of that.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to tenuki. $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . X . O O O X . . . . | $$ | . X X X . X . . X . . O . O X . . . . | $$ | . X O O O . . . . . . O O X . X . . . | $$ | . O . . . . O . X . . O X X . . X . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . . . X X O X . O O . . | $$ | . . O . . . . 2 . . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O O X . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . O X . . X . . . . . O . . O . . . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

I am not sure these are the best variations, but I just don't see how white is escaping.

This way also doesn't seem to allow an escape, at least I don't see the tesuji, because black is winning the capturing race even though white could potentially play something like a to e.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to capture something? $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . b . c d X . O O O X . . . . | $$ | . X X X . X a e X O 1 O . O X . . . . | $$ | . X O O O . . . 2 O X O O X . X . . . | $$ | . O . . . . O . X 3 X O X X . . X . . | $$ | . O X . . . . . 5 4 X X O X . O O . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . 7 . . . O O . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . | $$ | . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . | $$ | . O O X . . . . . , . . . . . , X . . | $$ | . O X . . X . . . . . O . . O . . . . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

jlt · **#70**

Hmmm... Thanks for your message. So the problem doesn't work, I overlooked :b2:

in your diagram.

kvasir · **#71**

Problem #28

I always think this corner group is confusing.

1)
I think :b2:

lives without giving :w3:

in sente.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . 2 . 1 3 . . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | . . X X O . . . . O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | . . X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | . X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | . X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | . O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . 4 . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . | $$ | . . . X O . X X . X . O . . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O O O O X O O . O X . . . . X . | $$ | X X X X O . X O O . O X X . . O O X . | $$ | X O O O X X X . . , . . . X . , X . . | $$ | O O . . O X . . O . . O . . X . . . . | $$ | . . O . O X . . . . . . O O X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

2)
Not sure what the question is.

Normally it would be this way but it fails because of :b2:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . 5 7 1 8 2 . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | 4 3 X X O . . . . O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | . 6 X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | . X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | . X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | . O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . . . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . | $$ | . . . X O . X X . X . O . . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O O O O X O O . O X . . . . X . | $$ | X X X X O . X O O . O X X . . O O X . | $$ | X O O O X X X . . , . . . X . , X . . | $$ | O O . . O X . . O . . O . . X . . . . | $$ | . . O . O X . . . . . . O O X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

But this is a ko. Black would normally not take this risk.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | 7 6 . 1 . 2 . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | 4 3 X X O . . . . O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | 5 . X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | . X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | . X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | . O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . . . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . | $$ | . . . X O . X X . X . O . . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O O O O X O O . O X . . . . X . | $$ | X X X X O . X O O . O X X . . O O X . | $$ | X O O O X X X . . , . . . X . , X . . | $$ | O O . . O X . . O . . O . . X . . . . | $$ | . . O . O X . . . . . . O O X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

On this board I notice as I make the diagram that there is something afoot because winning the ko is not that much bigger for white than entering the side is for black.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm8 White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | O X . O 4 X . 3 O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | O O X X O . . . 1 O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | O . X O . O . 5 2 . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | . X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | . X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | . O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . . . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . | $$ | . . . X O . X X . X . O . . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O O O O X O O . O X . . . . X . | $$ | X X X X O . X O O . O X X . . O O X . | $$ | X O O O X X X . . , . . . X . , X . . | $$ | O O . . O X . . O . . O . . X . . . . | $$ | . . O . O X . . . . . . O O X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

This might be too difficult :scratch:

but it is really white's choice to go after the corner because white can play like this and could then probably win the ko if black doesn't defend.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . 1 . 2 . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | . . X X O . 3 . . O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | . . X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | . X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | . X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | . O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . . . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . | $$ | . . . X O . X X . X . O . . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O O O O X O O . O X . . . . X . | $$ | X X X X O . X O O . O X X . . O O X . | $$ | X O O O X X X . . , . . . X . , X . . | $$ | O O . . O X . . O . . O . . X . . . . | $$ | . . O . O X . . . . . . O O X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

3)
Yep, it is a ko.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | 7 4 9 0 1 . . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | 6 3 X X O . . . . O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | 5 8 X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | . X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | . X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | . O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . 2 . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . | $$ | . . . X O . X X . X . O . . . O . . . | $$ | . . X O O O O X O O . O X . . . . X . | $$ | X X X X O . X O O . O X X . . O O X . | $$ | X O O O X X X . . , . . . X . , X . . | $$ | O O . . O X . . O . . O . . X . . . . | $$ | . . O . O X . . . . . . O O X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

jlt · **#72**

Further comments on problem #28.

Question 1: The following move :b2:

also protects, I don't know if it's better or worse than "a".

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . a . 1 . . . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | . 2 X X O . . . . O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | . . X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | . X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | . X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | . O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . . . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . |[/go]

Question 3: the following sequence was played in the game.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | a 4 . 6 1 . . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | . 3 X X O . . . . O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | 5 . X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | . X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | b X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | . O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . 2 . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . |[/go]

at which point I wondered: should I throw-in at "a" or play at "b" first?

If White plays "a", winning the ko is hard for White since White needs to make an approach at :w9:

then win the ko B19.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm7 at B19 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | 1 X 5 X O . . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | . O X X O . . . . O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | O . X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | . X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | 3 X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | . O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . X . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . |[/go]

If Black wants to win the ko, then Black doesn't need to answer the throw-in right away, can wait for the approach move :w9:

before fighting the ko.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm7 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | 1 X . X O . . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | 4 O X X O . . . . O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | O 6 X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | . X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | 3 X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | . O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . X . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . |[/go]

In the game, I played A15 which is forcing, and wondered whether I should continue at "a" or "c" (assuming I want to continue locally, which may not be the best choice).

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm7 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | a X . X O . . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | . O X X O . . . . O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | O . X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | 2 X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | 1 X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | c O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | . . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . X . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . |[/go]

A move at "c" can be ignored, and either player can choose later to convert the position into a seki or to throw-in and fight the ko. In the game I played "a", Black captured a stone:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm9 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | 1 X d X O . . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | . O X X O . . . . O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | O . X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | X X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | . X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | 2 O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | e . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . X . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . |[/go]

After this the only way to continue for White would be to play "d" and fight the ko. However I made a mistake and blocked at "e" instead and Black lived by double ko...

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm11 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | O X . X O . . . O X X X . . . . . X . | $$ | . O X X O . . . . O O X X . X . . . X | $$ | O 2 X O . O . . . . O . . O X . X X O | $$ | X X X O . . . . . , O X . O . X O O O | $$ | . X O . O . . . . . O X . . O O O X . | $$ | X O O O . O . . . . . X . X X . O . . | $$ | 1 . O . X X O O . O . . . O . X . . . | $$ | . . . . . X X X O . . . X . . . . O . | $$ | . X . O . . . . O . O . X X X X . O O | $$ | . . . , . X . . . X O O X O O X . X . | $$ | . . X . . . . . . . X X O . . O X . . | $$ | . . . X X . . X . . X O . O . O X . . |[/go]

jlt · **#73**

Problem #29, White to play. What is the status of the black group O16?

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . O X . X X O . . . . . . . O . O . | $$ | . O . O X . X O . X . . X . O . O X . | $$ | . . O . O X X O O X . . . X O O X . . | $$ | . . O , O O O . O , . X . X . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . O O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . . . . . O O X O . O . | $$ | . . O . . . X O O . O O . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . O X . X X O O X O O O O . X . . | $$ | . . X . O X O X . . X X X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . X O . . . . , . . . . . X X . . | $$ | . . O O O O O X X X . X O . O O X X . | $$ | . . . O X X X . X . . X O . . . O O . | $$ | . X X O X . . . X X O O X . O O . O . | $$ | . O X . . X . X O . O X X . X X O O . | $$ | . O X X O O X X . O . O O X . . X O X | $$ | . . O X . . X O . O O X . . . X . X . | $$ | . . O X . X . . X X O X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O X . . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

kvasir · **#74**

#29

I thought ko.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . O X . X X O . . . . . . . O . O . | $$ | . O . O X . X O . X . . X . O . O X . | $$ | . . O . O X X O O X 2 1 4 X O O X . . | $$ | . . O , O O O . O , 3 X 5 X . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . O O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . . . . . O O X O . O . | $$ | . . O . . . X O O . O O . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . O X . X X O O X O O O O . X . . | $$ | . . X . O X O X . . X X X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . X O . . . . , . . . . . X X . . | $$ | . . O O O O O X X X . X O . O O X X . | $$ | . . . O X X X . X . . X O . . . O O . | $$ | . X X O X . . . X X O O X . O O . O . | $$ | . O X . . X . X O . O X X . X X O O . | $$ | . O X X O O X X . O . O O X . . X O X | $$ | . . O X . . X O . O O X . . . X . X . | $$ | . . O X . X . . X X O X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O X . . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

But this variation was hard to visualize and it looks like it could be seki when played out.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . O X . X X O . 8 . . 0 7 . O . O . | $$ | . O . O X . X O . X . 9 X 6 O . O X . | $$ | . . O . O X X O O X 3 1 5 X O O X . . | $$ | . . O , O O O . O 4 2 X . X . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . O O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . . . . . O O X O . O . | $$ | . . O . . . X O O . O O . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . O X . X X O O X O O O O . X . . | $$ | . . X . O X O X . . X X X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . X O . . . . , . . . . . X X . . | $$ | . . O O O O O X X X . X O . O O X X . | $$ | . . . O X X X . X . . X O . . . O O . | $$ | . X X O X . . . X X O O X . O O . O . | $$ | . O X . . X . X O . O X X . X X O O . | $$ | . O X X O O X X . O . O O X . . X O X | $$ | . . O X . . X O . O O X . . . X . X . | $$ | . . O X . X . . X X O X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O X . . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc10 White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . O X . X X O . X . . X O . O . O . | $$ | . O . O X . X O . X 1 O X X O . O X . | $$ | . . O . O X X O O X O O O X O O X . . | $$ | . . O , O O O . O X X X . X . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . O O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . . . . . O O X O . O . | $$ | . . O . . . X O O . O O . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . O X . X X O O X O O O O . X . . | $$ | . . X . O X O X . . X X X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . X O . . . . , . . . . . X X . . | $$ | . . O O O O O X X X . X O . O O X X . | $$ | . . . O X X X . X . . X O . . . O O . | $$ | . X X O X . . . X X O O X . O O . O . | $$ | . O X . . X . X O . O X X . X X O O . | $$ | . O X X O O X X . O . O O X . . X O X | $$ | . . O X . . X O . O O X . . . X . X . | $$ | . . O X . X . . X X O X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O X . . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

===EDIT
This seki is actually just alive. Not sure about this now :scratch:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm10 White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . O X . X X O . X 4 3 2 O . O . O . | $$ | . O . O X . X O . X 1 O X X O . O X . | $$ | . . O . O X X O O X O O O X O O X . . | $$ | . . O , O O O . O X X X 5 X . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . O O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . . . . . O O X O . O . | $$ | . . O . . . X O O . O O . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . O X . X X O O X O O O O . X . . | $$ | . . X . O X O X . . X X X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . X O . . . . , . . . . . X X . . | $$ | . . O O O O O X X X . X O . O O X X . | $$ | . . . O X X X . X . . X O . . . O O . | $$ | . X X O X . . . X X O O X . O O . O . | $$ | . O X . . X . X O . O X X . X X O O . | $$ | . O X X O O X X . O . O O X . . X O X | $$ | . . O X . . X O . O O X . . . X . X . | $$ | . . O X . X . . X X O X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O X . . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

jlt · **#75**

Maybe try another move for :w1:

?

kvasir · **#76**

jlt wrote:

Maybe try another move for :w1:

?

I found another move but the result seems to be the same.

First black's bad defense

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc Black's bad defense $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . O X . X X O . 5 . . . . . O . O . | $$ | . O . O X . X O . X 3 . X . O . O X . | $$ | . . O . O X X O O X 1 2 . X O O X . . | $$ | . . O , O O O . O , 4 X . X . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . O O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . . . . . O O X O . O . | $$ | . . O . . . X O O . O O . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . O X . X X O O X O O O O . X . . | $$ | . . X . O X O X . . X X X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . X O . . . . , . . . . . X X . . | $$ | . . O O O O O X X X . X O . O O X X . | $$ | . . . O X X X . X . . X O . . . O O . | $$ | . X X O X . . . X X O O X . O O . O . | $$ | . O X . . X . X O . O X X . X X O O . | $$ | . O X X O O X X . O . O O X . . X O X | $$ | . . O X . . X O . O O X . . . X . X . | $$ | . . O X . X . . X X O X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O X . . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

but it's seki from here

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc Seki from here $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . O X . X X O . . . . . . . O . O . | $$ | . O . O X . X O . X . . X 6 O . O X . | $$ | . . O . O X X O O X 1 3 5 X O O X . . | $$ | . . O , O O O . O 4 2 X . X . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . O O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . . . . . O O X O . O . | $$ | . . O . . . X O O . O O . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . O X . X X O O X O O O O . X . . | $$ | . . X . O X O X . . X X X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . X O . . . . , . . . . . X X . . | $$ | . . O O O O O X X X . X O . O O X X . | $$ | . . . O X X X . X . . X O . . . O O . | $$ | . X X O X . . . X X O O X . O O . O . | $$ | . O X . . X . X O . O X X . X X O O . | $$ | . O X X O O X X . O . O O X . . X O X | $$ | . . O X . . X O . O O X . . . X . X . | $$ | . . O X . X . . X X O X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O X . . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

For example

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wcm7 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . O X . X X O . 3 4 . 2 1 . O . O . | $$ | . O . O X . X O . X . 5 X X O . O X . | $$ | . . O . O X X O O X O O O X O O X . . | $$ | . . O , O O O . O X X X . X . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . O O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . . . . . O O X O . O . | $$ | . . O . . . X O O . O O . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . O X . X X O O X O O O O . X . . | $$ | . . X . O X O X . . X X X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . X O . . . . , . . . . . X X . . | $$ | . . O O O O O X X X . X O . O O X X . | $$ | . . . O X X X . X . . X O . . . O O . | $$ | . X X O X . . . X X O O X . O O . O . | $$ | . O X . . X . X O . O X X . X X O O . | $$ | . O X X O O X X . O . O O X . . X O X | $$ | . . O X . . X O . O O X . . . X . X . | $$ | . . O X . X . . X X O X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O X . . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

Maybe it's all wrong because my head seems to get stuck when I work out that big eye thing :study:

jlt · **#77**

I think White can get a ko with the following :w1:

In more detail:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . O X . X X O . . . . . . . O . O . | $$ | . O . O X . X O . X . . X . O . O X . | $$ | . . O . O X X O O X 2 3 4 X O O X . . | $$ | . . O , O O O . O , 1 X . X . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . O O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . . . . . O O X O . O . | $$ | . . O . . . X O O . O O . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . O X . X X O O X O O O O . X . . | $$ | . . X . O X O X . . X X X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . X O . . . . , . . . . . X X . . | $$ | . . O O O O O X X X . X O . O O X X . | $$ | . . . O X X X . X . . X O . . . O O . | $$ | . X X O X . . . X X O O X . O O . O . | $$ | . O X . . X . X O . O X X . X X O O . | $$ | . O X X O O X X . O . O O X . . X O X | $$ | . . O X . . X O . O O X . . . X . X . | $$ | . . O X . X . . X X O X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O X . . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

This variation kills without condition:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Wc White to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . O X . X X O . 5 . . . . . O . O . | $$ | . O . O X . X O . X 3 . X . O . O X . | $$ | . . O . O X X O O X 4 2 . X O O X . . | $$ | . . O , O O O . O , 1 X . X . O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . O O O O X X X O . . . | $$ | . . . . . . O . . . . . O O X O . O . | $$ | . . O . . . X O O . O O . . O X . . . | $$ | . . . O X . X X O O X O O O O . X . . | $$ | . . X . O X O X . . X X X X X . . . . | $$ | . . . X O . . . . , . . . . . X X . . | $$ | . . O O O O O X X X . X O . O O X X . | $$ | . . . O X X X . X . . X O . . . O O . | $$ | . X X O X . . . X X O O X . O O . O . | $$ | . O X . . X . X O . O X X . X X O O . | $$ | . O X X O O X X . O . O O X . . X O X | $$ | . . O X . . X O . O O X . . . X . X . | $$ | . . O X . X . . X X O X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . O O X . . . . . . X . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ ---------------------------------------[/go]

jlt · **#78**

Problem #30, Black to play. What is Black's next move, and what is the status of the upper left corner?

Nothing fancy, just something rather elementary that I didn't realize before.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc Black to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | O X X X X X . . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | O O X O O X O O . . . . . O X O X X . | $$ | X . O O O O X . . O . . . O X X . . . | $$ | . O O . X O X . X . O . O X . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . O X . . O . O . X . X X . . | $$ | . X . . . O O X X X O . . . O . O X . | $$ | . . . X X X X O . X X . X X X O . X . | $$ | . X X X . X O O . O . . . X O O X . . | $$ | . O O O X X X O . O . O O X O , O . . | $$ | . . . . O O O X X X O X X O . O . . . |[/go]

kvasir · **#79**

It doesn't look elementary to me at all.

I thought maybe seki.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc Black to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . 4 . 5 . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | O X X X X X 2 . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | O O X O O X O O . . . . . O X O X X . | $$ | X . O O O O X . . O . . . O X X . . . | $$ | 6 O O . X O X . X . O . O X . . . . . | $$ | 1 O X X . O X . . O . O . X . X X . . | $$ | 7 X . . . O O X X X O . . . O . O X . | $$ | . . . X X X X O . X X . X X X O . X . | $$ | . X X X . X O O . O . . . X O O X . . | $$ | . O O O X X X O . O . O O X O , O . . | $$ | . . . . O O O X X X O X X O . O . . . |[/go]

There is the annoying hane but it doesn't appear to work.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc Black to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | O X X X X X 1 . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | O O X O O X O O 3 . . . . O X O X X . | $$ | X . O O O O X . . O . . . O X X . . . | $$ | 0 O O . X O X . X . O . O X . . . . . | $$ | 9 O X X . O X . . O . O . X . X X . . | $$ | 2 X 5 . 6 O O X X X O . . . O . O X . | $$ | 8 4 . X X X X O . X X . X X X O . X . | $$ | 7 X X X . X O O . O . . . X O O X . . | $$ | . O O O X X X O . O . O O X O , O . . | $$ | . . . . O O O X X X O X X O . O . . . |[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bcm11 Black to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | O X X X X X X . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | O O X O O X O O X . . . . O X O X X . | $$ | X . O O O O X . . O . . . O X X . . . | $$ | O O O . X O X . X . O . O X . . . . . | $$ | 2 O X X . O X . . O . O . X . X X . . | $$ | O X X . O O O X X X O . . . O . O X . | $$ | O O 1 X X X X O . X X . X X X O . X . | $$ | X X X X . X O O . O . . . X O O X . . | $$ | . O O O X X X O . O . O O X O , O . . | $$ | . . . . O O O X X X O X X O . O . . . |[/go]

Then maybe there are many ways to get a seki.

I thought the following didn't work...

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc Black to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | O X X X X X . . . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | O O X O O X O O 1 . . . . O X O X X . | $$ | X . O O O O X 3 2 O . . . O X X . . . | $$ | . O O . X O X . X . O . O X . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . O X 4 . O . O . X . X X . . | $$ | . X . . . O O X X X O . . . O . O X . | $$ | . . . X X X X O . X X . X X X O . X . | $$ | . X X X . X O O . O . . . X O O X . . | $$ | . O O O X X X O . O . O O X O , O . . | $$ | . . . . O O O X X X O X X O . O . . . |[/go]

but it is not clear that white doesn't have a shortage of liberties here.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc Black to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | O X X X X X . 3 . . . . . . O O O . . | $$ | O O X O O X O O 1 . . . . O X O X X . | $$ | X . O O O O X . 2 O . . . O X X . . . | $$ | . O O . X O X . X . O . O X . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . O X 4 . O . O . X . X X . . | $$ | . X . . . O O X X X O . . . O . O X . | $$ | . . . X X X X O . X X . X X X O . X . | $$ | . X X X . X O O . O . . . X O O X . . | $$ | . O O O X X X O . O . O O X O , O . . | $$ | . . . . O O O X X X O X X O . O . . . |[/go]

or

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$Bc Black to play $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . | $$ | O X X X X X . 4 2 5 6 . . . O O O . . | $$ | O O X O O X O O 1 7 . . . O X O X X . | $$ | X . O O O O X . 3 O . . . O X X . . . | $$ | . O O . X O X . X . O . O X . . . . . | $$ | . O X X . O X . . O . O . X . X X . . | $$ | . X . . . O O X X X O . . . O . O X . | $$ | . . . X X X X O . X X . X X X O . X . | $$ | . X X X . X O O . O . . . X O O X . . | $$ | . O O O X X X O . O . O O X O , O . . | $$ | . . . . O O O X X X O X X O . O . . . |[/go]

Maybe seki is acceptable? :-?

jlt · **#80**

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