I've been working through Kaoru Iwamoto's "Go for Beginners", and got myself stuck on one of the life and death examples.
The problem starts like this with white to move in order to kill Black's group:
Kaoru states that the only possible move for White to kill Black is:
Which is followed by:
That makes perfect sense to me. What I don't understand is why this is the only way to kill Black.
Why not this?
If black responds by playing where white should have played, then:
And isn't the group still dead?
What am I missing?
Simple life and death problem
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Re: Simple life and death problem
For studying:GammaGoPBR wrote: If black responds by playing where white should have played, then: And isn't the group still dead?
What am I missing?
In the case you failed (here: to live; with 2), think about the value of the board point that has been occupied by your opponent's initial reply (here: 3). It might be the vital point (of the problem) that you should have taken beforehand.
The really most difficult Go problem ever: https://igohatsuyoron120.de/index.htm
Igo Hatsuyōron #120 (really solved by KataGo)
Igo Hatsuyōron #120 (really solved by KataGo)
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Re: Simple life and death problem
The Adkins Principle:
At some point, doesn't thinking have to go on?
— Winona Adkins
Visualize whirled peas.
Everything with love. Stay safe.
At some point, doesn't thinking have to go on?
— Winona Adkins
Visualize whirled peas.
Everything with love. Stay safe.
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Re: Simple life and death problem
Isn't that also seki:Bill Spight wrote:BTW, what is the story if White playsin this diagram?
This doesn't work for white:
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