Exciting problem to decide a game

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Re: Exciting problem to decide a game

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Uberdude wrote:
NoSkill wrote:
Isnt this a ko?


Yes, but both sides have made mistakes ( :b3: and :w8:).


I dont see how 3 is a mistake, punish it please
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Re: Exciting problem to decide a game

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NoSkill wrote:
Uberdude wrote:
NoSkill wrote:
Isnt this a ko?


Yes, but both sides have made mistakes ( :b3: and :w8:).


I dont see how 3 is a mistake, punish it please


As ever, reading is important. Either read moves on the problem yourself, or read my comprehensive answer above in this thread.
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Re: Exciting problem to decide a game

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$$ | . . . . X O . X 8 O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X X O 1 . 9 O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O O 3 4 . . O X X . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . X O . 5 6 X X X O X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . O O O . O X . . . . . . . |
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This ?

Or :

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[go]$$c Black to play
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$$ | . . . . X O 6 O 7 O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . X O . X 8 O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X X X O 5 . 9 O X . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O O 1 2 . . O X X . . . , . . . |
$$ | . . X O . 3 4 X X X O X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . O O O . O X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . X O . . . X O O O X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X X O . . . X O X X X . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O . O O O X X . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X O O O X X X . , . . . . . , . . . |
$$ | . X O O O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Re: Exciting problem to decide a game

Post by Uberdude »

In the first diagram, :w2: is a mistake, :w4: in the second.
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