Problem	11557
Created	2008-07-21
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Difficulty	8 dan
Average Solve Time	77 secs
User Attempts	15 / 170
Solve Ratio Rating	4 dan
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(;AB[dd]AB[cf]AW[be]AW[ce]AB[bf]AB[de]AW[cc]AW[cb]AW[db]AB[dc]AB[eb]AB[fc]AW[an]AW[bn]AW[cn]AW[dn]AB[ck]AB[dk]AB[ch]AB[ae]AW[ad]AW[bd]AB[ac]C[Okay black, you need to take white down. Want to do it the easy way or the hard way?FORCE]LB[gf:Easy]LB[gh:Hard]AW[ak]AW[hd]AW[hc]AW[hb]AW[ha]AP[goproblems];B[gh];W[gf]C[It appears the easy button is broken. Oh well. The hard way it is.]LB[cd:X]LB[ab:X] (;B[bc];W[cd] (;B[da];W[af] (;B[bb];W[ba];B[ab];W[ah]C[White doesn't want to play the ko at a11, and tries to connect this way instead. Do not play pointless forcing moves (b13).] (;B[al];W[bl] (;B[aj];W[bk] (;B[bj]C[Good job!RIGHT]) (;B[bi];W[bi]C[Stop goofing around.] (;B[bi];W[bi]C[Stop goofing around.] (;B[bi]) (;B[bj]C[Good job!RIGHT])) (;B[bj]C[Good job!RIGHT]))) (;B[bk];W[aj]C[Oh no! White is out!])) (;B[aj];W[bj] (;B[al];W[bk] (;B[bl];W[bi]C[Well you stopped white from connecting out, but you needed to kill her group as well.]) (;B[bi];W[ai];B[bl];W[cj];B[dj];W[ci]C[Uh-oh])) (;B[bk];W[al]C[Oh no, white is out!])) (;B[ai];W[bi]C[Oh no, white is out!]) (;B[bk];W[aj]C[And white connects out.])) (;B[bg];W[ab]) (;B[bh];W[ab]) (;B[ah];W[ab]) (;B[bi];W[ab]) (;B[ag];W[ab]) (;B[ai];W[ab]) (;B[bj];W[ab]) (;B[aj];W[ab]) (;B[bk];W[ab]) (;B[al];W[ab]) (;B[bl];W[ab]) (;B[ca];W[ba] (;B[ea];W[ab]) (;B[ab];W[ea];B[da];W[fa])) (;B[ab];W[bb] (;B[ca];W[aa];B[ac];W[ah]C[White doesn't want to play the ko at a11 and tries to connect this way instead. Avoid pointless forcing moves (b13).] (;B[aj];W[bj] (;B[al];W[bk];B[bl];W[bi]) (;B[bk];W[al]) (;B[bi];W[ai])) (;B[al];W[bl] (;B[bk];W[aj]) (;B[aj];W[bk] (;B[bj]C[Good job.RIGHT]) (;B[bi];W[bi]C[Stop goofing around.] (;B[bi];W[bi]C[Stop goofing around.] (;B[bi]) (;B[bj]C[Good job.RIGHT])) (;B[bj]C[Good job.RIGHT])))) (;B[ai];W[bi]) (;B[bk];W[aj])) (;B[ba];W[aa];B[ab];W[ca])) (;B[ba];W[ca] (;B[ab];W[ea];B[fa];W[bb]) (;B[bb];W[ea];B[fa];W[ab])) (;B[aa];W[ba])) (;B[bb];W[ba] (;B[da];W[ab]) (;B[ab];W[da])) (;B[ab];W[bb];B[da];W[aa] (;B[ca];W[ac]) (;B[ac];W[ca])) (;B[ba];W[bb]C[];B[da];W[aa];B[ab];W[aa];B[ab];W[ca]) (;B[ca];W[ba]) (;B[aa];W[ba])) (;B[cd]C[NOTTHIS]) (;B[bb];W[ba];B[da];W[ab];B[aa];W[bc];B[ca];W[ab]) (;B[ba];W[ab] (;B[da];W[ca] (;B[bb];W[bc]) (;B[cd];W[bc])) (;B[bb];W[bc];B[da];W[ca]) (;B[cd];W[bc])) (;B[ab]C[NOTTHIS]) (;B[da];W[ab]) (;B[ca];W[ba]) (;B[aa];W[da] (;B[ba];W[bc] (;B[bb];W[ca]) (;B[ab];W[ca])) (;B[bb];W[ba];B[ca];W[bc])))