Problem	2270
Created	2003-05-22
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Difficulty	9 dan
Average Solve Time	31 secs
User Attempts	80 / 1822
Solve Ratio Rating	5 dan
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Black to kill, I have inserted many variations for both black and white so go ahead and explore all options.

You should try this problem a few times, as white has some other variations where she plays either better or worse.

(;SZ[19]AW[eb]AW[fb]AW[gc]AW[hc]AW[jb]AW[kb]AB[gd]AB[hd]AB[jd]AB[kd]AB[lc]AB[lb]AB[db]AB[dc]AB[ed]AB[fd]C[Black to kill] (;B[hb] (;W[gb]C[CHOICE] (;B[ic];W[ib];B[ha]C[White deadRIGHT]) (;B[ib];W[ic] (;B[jc];W[ia]C[White livesWRONG]) (;B[ha];W[ga] (;B[ea];W[ia]C[White lives, A and B are miaiWRONG]L[hb]L[ka]) (;B[ia];W[ea])) (;B[ea]C[White is deadRIGHT]))) (;W[ga];B[ib];W[ic] (;B[ka] (;W[ea]C[CHOICE] (;B[ia] (;W[jc]C[CHOICE];B[ja]C[White deadRIGHT]) (;W[ja];B[jc];W[la];B[kc]C[White deadRIGHT])) (;B[ja];W[ia] (;B[ha];W[gb]C[White livesWRONG]) (;B[jc];W[la])) (;B[jc];W[ia];B[kc]C[RIGHT])) (;W[ja];B[ia];W[gb];B[ea]C[White deadRIGHT])) (;B[ia];W[ea] (;B[jc];W[gb]) (;B[ka] (;W[jc]C[CHOICE];B[ja]C[White deadRIGHT]) (;W[ja];B[jc];W[la];B[kc]C[White deadRIGHT])) (;B[ja];W[ka];B[jc];W[gb])))) (;B[ha];W[ga];B[hb];W[ea] (;B[ib];W[ic];B[ja];W[jc];B[ka];W[gb]C[White livesWRONG]) (;B[ic];W[ib]C[White livesWRONG])) (;B[ic];W[ib]C[White livesWRONG]) (;B[ib];W[ic] (;B[hb];W[ia];B[ka];W[ea];B[ga];W[gb]C[White livesWRONG]) (;B[ia];W[hb]C[White livesWRONG])) (;B[ea];W[hb]) (;B[ga];W[hb]) (;B[ka];W[hb]))