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This position occurred in a game between Sakata and Hashimoto Utaro. Threats to connect out to the black stones on the left are significant, although they are not realised in he variations given.
Add / View flags +2
Author rcc Created 2002-10-14
Difficulty 9 dan (history) Source The Middle Game of Go (by Sakata)
AVG solve time 31 sec Stars 3.33  (3 votes)
User attempts 41 / 1950 Collections Pro Game
Genre life and death Your attempts N/A
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Created 2002-10-14
Source The Middle Game of Go (by Sakata)
Stars 3.33  (3 votes)
Collections Pro Game
Your attempts N/A
This feature allows you to explore how other users have tried to solve this problem. The number appearing in an intersection shows how many people went down that particular path. As well as being nice for curiosity's sake, this feature also shows problem creators where they might need to add more explanations of why certain moves don't work.
User Attempts
Name When Result Path
— 2023-08-03 11:15:27 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14 Q15
— 2023-08-02 17:27:34 Failed M17
— 2023-07-09 16:15:46 Failed P14 P15 Q15
— 2023-05-17 13:20:30 Failed P14 P15 P13 R14
— 2023-03-26 11:15:21 Failed S13
:go 2022-07-30 02:24:35 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14 Q15
— 2018-06-20 09:37:07 Failed R13
— 2016-01-19 13:53:44 Failed R14 Q15 S13
briv 2015-03-14 01:31:08 Failed S14 S15 R14 S12 O15
pento 2015-03-06 10:48:29 Failed M17
pento 2014-12-26 07:17:43 Failed M17
— 2014-07-10 17:51:43 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14
— 2014-07-10 17:51:32 Failed R14 Q15 S13
— 2014-03-20 07:28:26 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14 Q15
— 2014-03-16 17:48:13 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14 Q15
— 2014-03-13 17:14:38 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14 R15
— 2014-03-08 07:53:43 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 P13
— 2012-12-18 12:16:22 Failed R14 Q15 Q13
Field Mouse 2012-05-10 10:58:56 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14
— 2012-05-10 02:28:54 Failed S14 S15 R14 S12 T15
krt 2012-01-01 22:07:23 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14
krt 2012-01-01 22:07:16 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 S13
krt 2012-01-01 22:06:43 Failed S14 S15 R14 S12 T15
— 2011-09-24 10:20:19 Failed R14 Q15 S15
Spica 2011-09-13 15:32:33 Failed S13
—´000 2011-08-31 18:06:16 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14
— 2011-05-31 14:15:33 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14
— 2011-05-11 16:53:10 Failed S14 S15 R14 S12 P13
— 2011-02-01 22:07:13 Failed R13
atnnn 2011-01-14 00:23:02 Failed P14 P15 O15
— 2010-12-05 11:07:50 Failed S14 S15 R14 S12 P14 P15 P13 Q13 O13 Q15 O15 O16 R15
MrMoto 2010-11-23 15:03:45 Failed O15
— 2010-11-11 08:42:49 Failed O15
— 2010-07-02 17:24:30 Failed P14 P13
hello 2010-02-01 06:16:39 Failed S14 S15 R15 S12
— 2009-12-09 07:18:28 Failed O18
— 2009-04-23 12:39:48 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14
Peccantis 2009-04-15 22:53:31 Failed P14 P15 O15
WTD 2007-10-02 00:35:40 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14
WTD 2007-10-02 00:34:53 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 Q15
WTD 2007-10-02 00:32:13 Failed S14 S15 R15 S12
Field Mouse 2007-05-22 03:54:32 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14
Field Mouse 2005-08-10 08:57:10 Failed S14 S15 R15 S12
— 2003-12-23 15:22:16 Failed S14 S15 R15 S12
BartTM 2003-05-26 03:50:36 Failed S13
— 2003-04-15 04:09:26 Failed R14 Q15 Q13
— 2002-12-11 07:45:14 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14 Q15
— 2002-12-10 05:41:23 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 Q15
— 2002-10-31 08:04:07 Failed R14 Q15 S12
adum 2002-10-15 14:43:32 Failed S15 S14 T16
Hans 2002-10-15 06:19:37 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14 Q15
— 2002-10-15 04:59:17 Failed S14 S15 R14 S12 T18
Hans 2002-10-14 23:19:45 Failed S14 S15 R15 S12
Daniel 2002-10-14 15:29:14 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14 Q15
Daniel 2002-10-14 12:02:14 Failed R14 Q15 S13
— 2002-10-22 09:56:46 Failed P14 P15 O15
Count Result Path
7 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14
4 Failed S14 S15 R15 S12
3 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14 Q15
3 Failed M17
3 Got It P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14 Q15
2 Failed S13
2 Failed S14 S15 R14 S12 T15
2 Failed R13
2 Failed O15
2 Failed P14 P15 O15
2 Failed R14 Q15 S13
1 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14 R15
1 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14 Q15
1 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 P13
1 Failed R14 Q15 Q13
1 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 S15 S14
1 Failed S14 S15 R14 S12 O15
1 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 S13
1 Failed P14 P15 P13 R14
1 Failed P14 P15 Q15
1 Failed S14 S15 R14 S12 P14 P15 P13 Q13 O13 Q15 O15 O16 R15
1 Failed R14 Q15 S15
1 Failed S14 S15 R14 S12 P13
1 Failed P14 P15 O15
1 Failed P14 P13
1 Failed O18
1 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 Q15
1 Failed S13
1 Failed R14 Q15 Q13
1 Failed P14 P15 R14 R13 Q15
1 Failed R14 Q15 S12
1 Failed S15 S14 T16
1 Failed S14 S15 R14 S12 T18
1 Failed S14 S15 R15 S12
1 Failed R14 Q15 S13