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jts wrote:making a ko is better than a kick in the face.)

How hard of a kick are we talking about?

Mef wrote:

jts wrote:making a ko is better than a kick in the face.)

How hard of a kick are we talking about?

Well, it really depends who takes the ko first, doesn't it?

Having dodged the most difficult question, here's another connection problem for Peter. Now, I know that there are many players on this forum who know how to fix a cutting point, so lets give Peter (or any other interested beginners) a few cracks at it first. Black to move.

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$$ | . O O O X . . . .
$$ | . O X X . . . . .
$$ | O X O X . . . . .
$$ | O . O X . . . . .
$$ | X O O X . . . . .
$$ | . X X C . . . . .
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$$ | . X . . . . . . .
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I have learnt what to look for now

Very good! Now what if we change it a little bit?

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[go]$$B Corner
$$ ------------------
$$ | . O O O X . . . .
$$ | X O X X . . . . .
$$ | O . O X . . . . .
$$ | O . O X . . . . .
$$ | X O O X . . . . .
$$ | . X X C . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]