Here is an easy problem to mark my 100th post on this forum.
$$Wc Status? $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X . | $$ . . . X . . . . . . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Wc Status? $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X . | $$ . . . X . . . . . . | $$ --------------------[/go]
$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 2 | $$ . . . X 5 . 4 1 3 . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 2 | $$ . . . X 5 . 4 1 3 . | $$ --------------------[/go]
$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 3 | $$ . . . X 5 . 4 1 2 . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 3 | $$ . . . X 5 . 4 1 2 . | $$ --------------------[/go]
$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 3 | $$ . . . X 4 . 5 1 2 . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 3 | $$ . . . X 4 . 5 1 2 . | $$ --------------------[/go]
$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X 2 X 3 | $$ . . . X . . . 1 . . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X 2 X 3 | $$ . . . X . . . 1 . . | $$ --------------------[/go]
If Black goes first, it's alive.
$$Bc Alive as it is. $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X . | $$ . . . X . . . 1 . . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Bc Alive as it is. $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X . | $$ . . . X . . . 1 . . | $$ --------------------[/go]
$$Bc Alive as it is. $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 1 | $$ . . . X . . . . . . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Bc Alive as it is. $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 1 | $$ . . . X . . . . . . | $$ --------------------[/go]
I like how you design the outside of the group... I subconsciously started looking for black moves to play there Otherwise I have of course nothing to add to the solution posted already.
$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 2 | $$ . . . X 4 . 5 1 3 . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 2 | $$ . . . X 4 . 5 1 3 . | $$ --------------------[/go]
This is an important variation too ... White 5 leaves seki, so instead?
$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 2 | $$ . . . X 4 . 5 1 3 . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 2 | $$ . . . X 4 . 5 1 3 . | $$ --------------------[/go]
This is an important variation too ... White 5 leaves seki, so instead?
no seki
$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O 6 | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X 5 X 2 | $$ . . . X 4 . 7 1 3 . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O 6 | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X 5 X 2 | $$ . . . X 4 . 7 1 3 . | $$ --------------------[/go]
"The more we think we know about
The greater the unknown" Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson
$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 2 | $$ . . . X 4 . 5 1 3 . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Wc $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 2 | $$ . . . X 4 . 5 1 3 . | $$ --------------------[/go]
This is an important variation too ... White 5 leaves seki, so instead?
Okay, I spoiled it by looking at magicwand's answer =D But nonethesless a seki would be good for Black, as it actually is a dead group, when White moves first.
$$Wc Status? $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 3 | $$ . . . X 5 . 4 1 2 . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Wc Status? $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 3 | $$ . . . X 5 . 4 1 2 . | $$ --------------------[/go]
$$Wc Status? $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 2 | $$ . . . X 5 . 4 1 3 . | $$ --------------------
[go]$$Wc Status? $$ . . . . . . . . . . | $$ . . . . O . . O O . | $$ . . . . . . O X O . | $$ , . . . O X O X O . | $$ . . . O . . O X X O | $$ . O . O X X X . X 2 | $$ . . . X 5 . 4 1 3 . | $$ --------------------[/go]
Otherwise I have of course nothing to add to the solution posted already.
