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Author:  shapenaji [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:40 am ]
Post subject:  a Tsumego that cropped up in one of my games
hey folks, just had this little fun one, thought I'd share (simplified a bit):

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[go]$$ White to move and kill the marked stones
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . . . . . . . B O . .
$$ | . . . . X O . B O . .
$$ | . . . . X O B B O . .
$$ | . . . O O B B O O . .
$$ | . . O . . . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]


(I say just the marked stones because I'm not positive yet that black can't give them up in some inventive way for life in the corner. If you find something, let me know!)
Author:  tj86430 [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: a Tsumego that cropped up in one of my games
I'd start with:

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[go]$$ White to move and kill the marked stones
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . . . . . . . X O . .
$$ | . . W . X O . X O . .
$$ | . . . . X O X X O . .
$$ | . . . O O X X O O . .
$$ | . . O . . . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]
Author:  topazg [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: a Tsumego that cropped up in one of my games
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[go]$$W White to move and kill the marked stones
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . . . . . 1 . B O . .
$$ | . . a . X O . B O . .
$$ | . . b . X O B B O . .
$$ | . . . O O B B O O . .
$$ | . . O . . . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]


That's my first instinct, as Black "a" doesn't now seem to work. Haven't read out black "b" properly yet.

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[go]$$W White kills everything
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . . . 6 7 1 . B O . .
$$ | . . 2 3 X O . B O . .
$$ | . . 5 4 X O B B O . .
$$ | . . . O O B B O O . .
$$ | . . O . . . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]


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[go]$$W This doesn't seem to work ... yet
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . . . . . 1 . B O . .
$$ | . . 3 . X O . B O . .
$$ | . 5 2 4 X O B B O . .
$$ | . . . O O B B O O . .
$$ | . . O . . . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]


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[go]$$B Got 'em, but can't be good!
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . . . . 6 O . B O . .
$$ | . . O . X O . B O . .
$$ | . O X X X O B B O . .
$$ | . 2 1 O O B B O O . .
$$ | . 5 O 3 4 . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]


@TJ:

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[go]$$W White to move and kill the marked stones
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . . . . . 2 4 B O . .
$$ | . . 1 . X 5 . B O . .
$$ | . . 6 . X . B B O . .
$$ | . . . O O B B O O . .
$$ | . . O . . . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]


Does this not work for Black?
Author:  shapenaji [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: a Tsumego that cropped up in one of my games
topazg wrote:
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[go]$$W White to move and kill the marked stones
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . . . . . 1 . B O . .
$$ | . . a . X O . B O . .
$$ | . . b . X O B B O . .
$$ | . . . O O B B O O . .
$$ | . . O . . . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]


That's my first instinct, as Black "a" doesn't now seem to work. Haven't read out black "b" properly yet.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$W White kills everything
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . . . 6 7 1 . B O . .
$$ | . . 2 3 X O . B O . .
$$ | . . 5 4 X O B B O . .
$$ | . . . O O B B O O . .
$$ | . . O . . . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]


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[go]$$W This doesn't seem to work ... yet
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . . . . . 1 . B O . .
$$ | . . 3 . X O . B O . .
$$ | . 5 2 4 X O B B O . .
$$ | . . . O O B B O O . .
$$ | . . O . . . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]


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[go]$$B Got 'em, but can't be good!
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . . . . 6 O . B O . .
$$ | . . O . X O . B O . .
$$ | . O X X X O B B O . .
$$ | . 2 1 O O B B O O . .
$$ | . 5 O 3 4 . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]


@TJ:

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[go]$$W White to move and kill the marked stones
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . . . . . 2 4 B O . .
$$ | . . 1 . X 5 . B O . .
$$ | . . 6 . X . B B O . .
$$ | . . . O O B B O O . .
$$ | . . O . . . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]


Does this not work for Black?

To Topaz:
"b" is indeed the interesting variation, AND the one that was played


To TJ:
that variation results in ko...
Author:  topazg [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: a Tsumego that cropped up in one of my games
shapenaji wrote:
"b" is indeed the interesting variation, AND the one that was played


Interesting - how far did it get, and where did I go wrong? :D

And, were you White?
Author:  shapenaji [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: a Tsumego that cropped up in one of my games
topazg wrote:

Interesting - how far did it get, and where did I go wrong? :D

And, were you White?


This is what was played if you're curious, (and yes, I'm white):

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[go]$$ White to move and kill the marked stones
$$ - - - - - - - - - - - -
$$ | . 9 8 . . 2 . B O . .
$$ | . 7 6 5 1 O . B O . .
$$ | . a 3 4 X O B B O . .
$$ | . . . O O B B O O . .
$$ | . . O . . . . O . . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . . .[/go]


and then "a" and the throw in kills, black can't take both an eye in the corner AND prevent the pseudo-seki on the right
Author:  cyclops [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: a Tsumego that cropped up in one of my games
B3@5 in the diagram above is refuted by a nice tesuji:
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[go]$$Bc a->b->c->6->10->d->6->e
$$ +---------------------
$$ | c 9 d b 4 O . X O .
$$ | 0 6 3 5 X O . X O .
$$ | a 7 2 1 X O X X O .
$$ | . e 8 O O X X O O ,
$$ | . . O . . . . O . .
$$ | . O X . . O . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . O X . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . X X . . . . . ,
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
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