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This problem follows the basic principle of life-and-death: reduce the opponent's eye space, then play at the vital point. Actually there are two solutions to this problem, but that makes it no less instructive.
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Author vougalar Created 2015-03-07
Difficulty 2 kyu (history) Source varius
AVG solve time 56 sec Stars 3.67  (3 votes)
User attempts 181 / 476 Collections The Top Ten Life-and-Death Problems
Genre life and death ⓢ Your attempts N/A
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Created 2015-03-07
Source varius
Stars 3.67  (3 votes)
Collections The Top Ten Life-and-Death Problems
Your attempts N/A
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User Attempts
Name When Result Path
— 2024-01-14 15:29:41 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2023-12-23 04:42:08 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2023-12-10 15:24:14 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2023-12-06 08:17:03 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2023-12-01 23:30:08 Failed R6
shamerrus 2023-12-01 17:25:53 Failed Q2 R2 Q1
— 2023-11-23 05:55:23 Failed T3 T2 O1
— 2023-11-19 08:46:37 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 Q2
— 2023-11-04 21:35:07 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2023-10-23 11:37:28 Failed O1 Q1 R2 S2 T3 T2
shamerrus 2023-09-21 10:30:44 Failed O1 Q1 Q2
— 2023-09-14 11:54:15 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 S2
shamerrus 2023-09-05 03:44:21 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 Q2
— 2023-09-01 15:11:49 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2023-08-02 22:41:50 Failed T3 T2 S1
— 2023-07-09 18:43:32 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 N1
— 2023-06-14 21:17:24 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2023-06-10 11:39:48 Failed S2
— 2023-06-05 04:36:25 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2023-05-29 10:03:17 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 N1
— 2023-05-22 13:01:36 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2023-05-21 09:04:40 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 T4
— 2023-05-20 07:41:24 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 Q2
— 2023-05-19 14:28:58 Failed S1 S2
— 2023-05-18 16:36:55 Failed T2
— 2023-05-16 08:10:10 Failed Q2 R2 S1 Q1 O1 S2
— 2023-04-26 08:04:49 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2023-04-03 19:38:56 Failed T3 T2 Q2 Q1
— 2023-03-28 17:21:45 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 N1
— 2023-03-26 21:18:12 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
shamerrus 2023-02-25 16:39:30 Got It O1 Q1 S1 T3 S2 R2 N1
— 2023-02-25 15:11:02 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 N1
— 2023-02-05 00:39:29 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 Q2
shamerrus 2023-01-31 18:27:24 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 Q2
— 2023-01-15 16:25:45 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2022-12-17 01:53:16 Failed O1 Q1 S2 T2 R2 S1
ranka 2022-08-14 12:29:25 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
:go 2022-02-16 04:01:38 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 R2
— 2021-12-26 11:33:17 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2020-07-19 16:09:25 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2020-06-29 11:21:50 Failed Q2 R2 S1 Q1 O1 S2
— 2020-06-20 18:38:13 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S2
— 2020-05-23 17:29:27 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 Q2
— 2020-05-01 01:53:16 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 Q2
— 2020-04-15 22:45:28 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 R2
— 2020-04-11 21:31:15 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
shamerrus 2020-04-02 14:43:12 Got It O1 Q1 S1 T3 S2 R2 N1
— 2020-01-19 10:49:20 Failed T3 T2 S1
— 2019-10-07 19:51:41 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 R2
ranka 2019-03-25 13:52:53 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2019-03-14 09:45:18 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2019-02-08 19:08:20 Failed N1
ranka 2018-05-17 10:48:35 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2017-11-03 20:57:45 Failed Q2 R2 S1 Q1 O1 S2
— 2017-10-16 07:51:29 Failed S1 S2
— 2017-09-25 09:28:50 Failed T3 T2 R1
— 2017-08-27 09:58:47 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 Q2
— 2017-08-08 21:01:01 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2017-08-07 19:35:05 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 Q2
— 2017-08-05 12:18:28 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2017-08-04 21:41:06 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2017-05-27 13:01:28 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2017-05-05 05:08:54 Failed S2
BartTM 2017-04-24 13:10:29 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S2
— 2017-04-23 17:41:18 Failed S2
ranka 2017-01-01 22:32:05 Failed T3 T2 S1
— 2016-12-29 17:27:30 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
Field Mouse 2016-12-01 22:14:31 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2016-10-30 21:40:16 Failed O1 Q1 Q2
— 2016-10-06 16:40:47 Failed S2
StevenF 2016-09-29 13:44:50 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S2
— 2016-09-27 14:48:14 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 N1
— 2016-09-17 23:46:44 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2016-08-25 19:57:58 Failed O1 Q1 R2 S2 T3 T2
— 2016-08-17 07:38:23 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 N1
— 2016-08-09 12:21:55 Got It O1 Q1 S1 T3 S2 R2 N1
Zander 2016-08-08 12:51:01 Failed O1 Q1 S2 T2 R2 S1
— 2016-07-24 01:21:04 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2016-07-10 00:19:15 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 S2
AnthofromWorld 2016-06-10 13:49:16 Failed T3 T2 S1
— 2016-06-08 11:51:14 Failed Q2 R2 S1 Q1 O1 S2
— 2016-05-17 21:00:13 Failed S2
— 2016-05-11 22:40:50 Failed S1 S2
— 2016-05-04 19:18:14 Failed T3 T2 S1
— 2016-04-21 15:44:37 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2016-04-19 08:56:43 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 N1
— 2016-04-15 14:44:18 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 N1
— 2016-04-13 19:42:18 Failed S1 S2
— 2016-04-09 15:05:40 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
dischord 2016-04-02 03:59:58 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
Zander 2016-02-11 01:34:16 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 Q2
— 2016-01-21 08:51:12 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-12-27 00:43:31 Failed T3 T2 S1
— 2015-12-23 17:10:49 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 N1
— 2015-12-17 23:05:17 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 N1
— 2015-12-10 08:40:19 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-12-09 16:34:19 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 Q2
— 2015-12-09 12:01:14 Failed T3 T2 S2 T4
— 2015-12-02 19:07:02 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-11-30 16:20:38 Failed O1 Q1 S2 T2 R2 S1
— 2015-11-30 15:00:15 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 R2
— 2015-11-30 12:21:48 Failed T3 T2 S2 T4
— 2015-11-26 20:06:29 Failed T3 T2 O1
— 2015-11-23 22:55:05 Failed Q2 R2 S1 Q1 O1 S2
— 2015-11-22 16:46:43 Failed T3 T2 S1
— 2015-11-19 18:33:08 Failed O1 Q1 S2 T2 S1
— 2015-11-02 10:43:31 Failed S2
— 2015-10-09 13:25:15 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-10-06 12:52:28 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-09-25 15:07:37 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-09-13 16:08:16 Failed T3 T2 S1
— 2015-09-09 09:55:08 Got It O1 Q1 S1 T3 S2 R2 N1
— 2015-08-30 15:09:41 Failed Q1
— 2015-08-26 10:59:57 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-08-22 00:02:41 Failed S2
— 2015-08-20 19:58:25 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-08-20 19:57:27 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 R2
— 2015-08-19 18:37:58 Failed T3 T2 S1
— 2015-08-14 14:24:32 Failed R1
— 2015-08-11 03:38:05 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-08-04 17:02:07 Failed T3 T2 R2
— 2015-07-20 03:57:26 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-07-02 23:41:19 Failed N1
wukong1 2015-06-28 01:27:34 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-06-27 05:09:48 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-06-24 11:17:50 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-05-09 12:32:01 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 R2
— 2015-03-31 07:51:09 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
— 2015-03-31 06:55:10 Failed T3
briv 2015-03-29 01:46:52 Failed
— 2015-03-22 02:50:45 Failed T3
— 2015-03-13 18:10:27 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2
— 2015-03-10 05:09:32 Got It O1 Q1 S1 T3 S2 R2
— 2015-03-10 05:08:51 Failed T3
— 2015-03-08 22:54:22 Got It O1 Q1 S1 T3 S2 R2
— 2015-03-08 22:54:15 Failed O1 Q1 R1
— 2015-03-08 22:52:05 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R2 N1 P1
calabiyau 2015-03-08 12:47:29 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2
— 2015-03-08 09:00:41 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2
— 2015-03-08 08:31:50 Failed Q1
— 2015-03-08 03:47:39 Failed R1
Count Result Path
43 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1
10 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 N1
9 Failed T3 T2 S1
7 Failed S2
7 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 Q2
5 Failed Q2 R2 S1 Q1 O1 S2
4 Failed S1 S2
4 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 R2
4 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 Q2
4 Got It O1 Q1 S1 T3 S2 R2 N1
3 Failed T3
3 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S2
3 Failed O1 Q1 S2 T2 R2 S1
2 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 S2
2 Failed O1 Q1 R2 S2 T3 T2
2 Failed O1 Q1 Q2
2 Failed T3 T2 S2 T4
2 Failed T3 T2 O1
2 Failed Q1
2 Failed N1
2 Got It O1 Q1 S1 T3 S2 R2
2 Failed R1
2 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2
1 Got It O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2
1 Failed R6
1 Failed Q2 R2 Q1
1 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 T4
1 Failed T2
1 Failed T3 T2 Q2 Q1
1 Failed T3 T2 R1
1 Failed O1 Q1 S2 T2 S1
1 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R2 N1 P1
1 Failed O1 Q1 R1
1 Failed O1 Q1 S1 T3 R2
1 Failed T3 T2 R2
1 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 R2
1 Failed O1 Q1 T3 T2 S1 R1 N1 S2 Q2 R2 P1