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Offline tchan001
 Post subject: Tsumego 2011 April 8th
Post #1 Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:11 am 
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White to kill the Black group of five stones at the top unconditionally.
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Offline Koroviev
 Post subject: Re: Tsumego 2011 April 8th
Post #2 Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:17 am 
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White descends to the edge, and surely the capturing race is won? Or have I missed something?
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Offline Magicwand
 Post subject: Re: Tsumego 2011 April 8th
Post #3 Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:23 am 
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Koroviev wrote:
White descends to the edge, and surely the capturing race is won? Or have I missed something?
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[go]$$Wc Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
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Offline Koroviev
 Post subject: Re: Tsumego 2011 April 8th
Post #4 Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:40 am 
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Magicwand wrote:
Koroviev wrote:
White descends to the edge, and surely the capturing race is won? Or have I missed something?
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Wc Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 . 1 6 . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . O X X X O 2 . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . O . O . X O 4 . . |
$$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . O X O O X . |
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How about this? Seems like W ends up having to make approach moves whatever happens, so Black wins the race.

Edit...actually maybe this can end up in a ko...Harder than it looks :mrgreen:

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[go]$$Wc Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
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[go]$$B9c Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
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Offline unkx80
 Post subject: Re: Tsumego 2011 April 8th
Post #5 Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:22 am 
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