Problem	2984
Created	2003-09-19
Name	overcome the pitfalls
Source	GZP middle 542
Rating

Difficulty	7 dan
Average Solve Time	57 secs
User Attempts	109 / 2398
Solve Ratio Rating	5 dan
	rating history

White seems weak. However, with the additional 2 white stones (no other ladder breaker) black is short of
liberties. Things seem complicated.

(;AW[bp]AW[cp]AW[dp]AW[eo]AW[dn]AW[dm]AW[cl]AW[bl]AW[hm]AW[jr]AB[cm]AB[cn]AB[co]AB[do]AB[en]AB[fn]AB[gn]AB[in]C[How to connect the black groups? White's shape doesn't look good. However, blackonly has 3 liberties.]SZ[19] (;B[ep];W[fo];B[fp];W[go] (;B[ho];W[gp];B[gq];W[hp];B[iq] (;W[io]C[CHOICE];B[hn];W[ip] (;B[jp];W[jo];B[jn];W[ko];B[dl];W[em];B[el];W[fm] (;B[gm];W[fl];B[fk];W[gl] (;B[hk];W[hl];B[il];W[ek];B[dk];W[gk];B[gj];W[fj];B[im];W[fk];B[fi]C[RIGHT]) (;B[hl];W[gk]) (;B[gk];W[hl];B[ik];W[bo])) (;B[fl];W[gm];B[il];W[bo])) (;B[dl];W[em];B[el];W[fm];B[gm];W[fl];B[fk];W[gl];B[hk];W[hl];B[il];W[im];B[jn];W[jm]) (;B[jn];W[bo])) (;W[fq];B[eq];W[hq];B[hr];W[gr];B[ip]C[RIGHT])) (;B[hp];W[ho];B[hn];W[io];B[dl];W[em];B[el];W[fm];B[gm];W[fl];B[fk];W[gl];B[hk];W[hl];B[il];W[im])) (;B[dl];W[em];B[el];W[fm] (;B[ep];W[fo];B[fp];W[go];B[ho];W[gp];B[gq];W[hp];B[iq];W[hn]) (;B[gm];W[fl];B[fk];W[gl];B[hk];W[hl];B[ep];W[fo];B[fp];W[go];B[hn];W[bo])) (;B[hn];W[bo];B[ep];W[fo];B[fp];W[go];B[dl];W[em];B[el];W[fm];B[gm];W[fl];B[fk];W[gl];B[hl];W[gk];B[gj];W[hk]))