I can't work out a refutation for 1 at 5 instead, all the variations I can think of lead to the above diagram or to White being dead again... is there something easy I'm missing out (probably)? Thank you
Question about #219 in Graded Problems for Beginners 3
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Question about #219 in Graded Problems for Beginners 3
I am confused by the following problem given in Graded Problems for Beginners (problem 219 on p45)...
I can't work out a refutation for 1 at 5 instead, all the variations I can think of lead to the above diagram or to White being dead again... is there something easy I'm missing out (probably)? Thank you
I can't work out a refutation for 1 at 5 instead, all the variations I can think of lead to the above diagram or to White being dead again... is there something easy I'm missing out (probably)? Thank you
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Re: Question about #219 in Graded Problems for Beginners 3
White is alive. (It sort of looks like there is a false eye, but since both white strings share the two liberties they can't be captured.)
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Re: Question about #219 in Graded Problems for Beginners 3
Thanks! Either I missed 2, or it didn't register as life somehow 
And thanks for the welcome
And thanks for the welcome
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Re: Question about #219 in Graded Problems for Beginners 3
Here are two other variations to live. 
OC,
here is best, forming two eyes right away, and leaving no sente for Black.
Very often when making two eyes after an inside play, the right play is next to the inside play. The reason is that, as here, you make one eye by capturing the inside stone and another eye on a diagonal from it.
OC,
Very often when making two eyes after an inside play, the right play is next to the inside play. The reason is that, as here, you make one eye by capturing the inside stone and another eye on a diagonal from it.
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Visualize whirled peas.
Everything with love. Stay safe.