Problem	4484
Created	2004-05-16
Name	Amateurs reloaded
Source	Game between my friends
Rating

Difficulty	9 dan
Average Solve Time	50 secs
User Attempts	149 / 1849
Solve Ratio Rating	4 dan
	rating history

You have gotten two groups into serious trouble. But there's still a way out..

(;C[Black has two groups in trouble. Save as many as you can, starting with the center.]AW[dd]AW[ed]AW[cg]AB[ch]AB[dh]AB[eh]AB[fh]AW[fe]AB[fd]AB[gd]AW[fc]AW[gc]AW[hc]AB[hd]AB[ic]AW[gg]AW[gf]AW[ge]AB[he]AW[id]AB[gh]AB[gi]AB[gj]AW[hh]AB[hg]AB[hf]AW[hi]AW[hj]AW[hk]AW[gk]AB[fj]AB[fk]AB[jc]AB[kc]AW[ie]AB[jd]AB[kb]AB[lc]AW[je]AW[ke]AB[if]AB[jf]AB[ih]AB[jg]AW[kf]AW[kh]AW[ld]AW[mc]AW[lb]AW[nb]AW[ma]AB[hb]AB[ja]AB[kg]AW[lg]MA[fd]MA[gd]MA[hd]MA[he]MA[hf]MA[hg]MA[if]MA[jf]MA[jg]MA[kg]MA[ih]AP[goproblems] (;B[jh] (;W[ki]C[] (;B[ee] (;W[ef]C[Play at A?]LB[de:A] (;B[de];W[cd]C[White had some insight, but was it enough? Take a moment to think.] (;B[ec];W[eb];B[fb];W[dc];B[gb];W[ec] (;B[fg]C[Well done!RIGHT]) (;B[df]C[Well done!RIGHT]) (;B[ff]C[Well done!RIGHT])) (;B[ff]C[You saved the middle, but missed the chance to save the upper stones.]) (;B[fg]C[You saved the middle, but missed the chance to save the upper stones.]) (;B[df]C[You saved the middle, but missed the chance to save the upper stones.])) (;B[ec]C[Too early, now it's only aji-keshi.];W[eb]C[] (;B[dc];W[cc];B[de];W[db] (;B[gb];W[ce]C[Oh yeah, save center first..]) (;B[fg];W[gb]) (;B[ff];W[gb]) (;B[df];W[gb])) (;B[fb];W[dc];B[gb];W[ec];B[de];W[ce];B[df];W[dg]C[Busted.]))) (;W[ec]C[];B[gb];W[fb];B[ib]) (;W[gb]C[The right choice(tm)RIGHT])) (;B[ec];W[eb] (;B[fb];W[dc];B[gb];W[ec]C[Now what?]MA[ih]MA[jh]MA[jg]MA[jf]MA[if]MA[hf]MA[hg]MA[he]MA[hd]MA[gd]MA[fd]MA[kg];B[ee];W[ef];B[de];W[ce];B[df];W[dg]) (;B[ee];W[gb]C[Starting with E17 is somewhat aji-keshi.])) (;B[lh];W[mg];B[ji];W[jj];B[kj];W[li]LB[ig:1]LB[ii:2]C[You have only two liberties, so you will be caught.]) (;B[ji];W[jj]LB[ig:1]LB[ii:2]MA[ee]MA[ff]MA[fg]TR[ec]TR[fb]TR[gb]MA[kd]MA[le]MA[lf]TR[lh]TR[li]TR[kj]C[You have 2 liberties, the surrounding stones all have 3. You will be caught.]) (;B[lf];W[mf];B[lh];W[mg];B[ji];W[jj];B[kj];W[li];B[ij];W[jk])) (;W[ji];B[lh];W[ki];B[lf];W[mg];B[le])) (;B[gb];W[fb];B[jh];W[ki];B[ee];W[de];B[ef];W[ga]C[In the end, G18 was just a wasted ko threat.]) (;B[ii];W[jh];B[ig];W[jj]) (;B[ji];W[jh]) (;B[ee]C[];W[jh]C[oops]) (;B[ec];W[eb] (;B[ee];W[jh]) (;B[fb];W[dc];B[gb];W[ec];B[jh];W[ki];B[ee];W[ef];B[de];W[ce];B[df];W[dg])) (;B[fb];W[eb];B[gb];W[ec] (;B[jh];W[ki];B[ee];W[ef];B[de];W[ce];B[df];W[dg]) (;B[ee];W[jh])) (;B[lf];W[jh]) (;B[lh];W[jh]))