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by yoyoma Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:01 pm
Problem from a game my friend played:
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Edit: Added white support stone outside.
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by Joaz Banbeck Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:23 pm
B wins like this with natural moves because W requires an approach move at 'a'.
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So...
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A ko, I think.
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by topazg Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:28 pm
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by Joaz Banbeck Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:57 pm
I haven't read all lines, but my first impression is that this ends in...
...seki:
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@Yoyoma: thanks for an interesting thread.
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by topazg Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:03 pm
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by Joaz Banbeck Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:05 pm
I have wasted too much time on this. I have work to do.
So I leave my best guess:
If 3 in the post above is the best answer to Topazg's 2, then that suggests that it is the vital point. So maybe white should play it first:
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by topazg Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:11 pm
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But ...
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seki again .. Hmmmm....
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by cyclops Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:02 pm
I explored the hane for
. I guess it result in ko.
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by Joaz Banbeck Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:00 pm
cyclops wrote: I explored the hane for
. I guess it result in ko.
Or a ko like this:
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by yoyoma Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:31 pm
Well I don't claim to know the result, but here are some variations I came up with:
. I guess it result in ko.