Life In 19x19

Posted: **Sun Oct 06, 2013 11:49 am**

Today, in a game against another 4 dan, I encountered the following position:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$B White to play $$ +---------------------------------------+ $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . X O . . . . O O . . X O . O X X . . | $$ | . X X O . . . X O X . . X O O O X . . | $$ | . X O O . O . O X X X . X X O X X . X | $$ | . . . . . . . O X O . . X O O X O X . | $$ | . . X . . X . . O X X X O O X O O O . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . O O O . . X . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . O . X . O . . |[/go]

White to play, status of the black group at the top?

Posted: **Sun Oct 06, 2013 12:15 pm**

I watched intently for a few minutes kicking my head against "WTF, it has two eyes." Then gave up on reading the continuations of this.

Posted: **Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:20 pm**

Posted: **Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:37 pm**

Posted: **Mon Oct 07, 2013 12:40 am**

All correct

This is the most tsumego-y tsumego position I've ever seen in a real game. It feels constructed

Tsumego from a game