Problem	5552
Created	2004-11-16
Name	tesuji
Source	Get strong at Tesuji, 482.
Rating

Difficulty	2 dan
Average Solve Time	74 secs
User Attempts	334 / 2045
Solve Ratio Rating	1 dan
	rating history

After playing go for almost 2 years and still being very week, I decided to solve some problems only in my mind, after memorizing the position. This is one of the first problems I memorized and I solved it after 3 days of thinking. I recommend this method, it helped me a bit.

(;SZ[19]AW[cn]AW[dn]AW[fn]AW[go]AW[bp]AW[bq]AW[fq]AW[br]AW[dr]AW[fr]AW[gr]AW[gs]AB[bo]AB[co]AB[cp]AB[dp]AB[ep]AB[fp]AB[gq]AB[hq]AB[cr]AB[hr]C[Black to catch the 4 white stones.]TR[fq]TR[fr]TR[gr]TR[gs]GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:2]ST[2]RU[Japanese]KM[6.50] (;B[es] (;W[er]C[] (;B[cq];W[cs];B[ds]C[White dies.RIGHT]) (;B[ds];W[cq]) (;B[cs];W[cq])) (;W[ds]C[] (;B[er] (;W[eq]C[CHOICE] (;B[cs] (;W[dq]C[CHOICE];B[cq]C[White dies.RIGHT]) (;W[cq]C[CHOICE];B[dq]C[White dies.RIGHT])) (;B[dq];W[fs])) (;W[dq]C[CHOICE];B[cq]C[White dies.RIGHT]) (;W[cq] (;B[dq]C[RIGHT]) (;B[eq]C[RIGHT]))) (;B[eq];W[er] (;B[cs];W[cq]) (;B[cq];W[cs])) (;B[cs];W[cq] (;B[er] (;W[dq]C[CHOICE];B[eq]C[White lives but looses the 4 stones. RIGHT]) (;W[eq]C[];B[dq]C[White dies. RIGHT])) (;B[dq];W[er]))) (;W[dq]C[] (;B[cq];W[cs];B[ds]C[. White dies.RIGHT]) (;B[cs];W[cq]) (;B[ds];W[cq]) (;B[er];W[eq];B[cq];W[cs]) (;B[eq];W[er] (;B[cq];W[cs];B[ds]C[White dies. RIGHT]) (;B[cs];W[cq]))) (;W[cq]C[CHOICE] (;B[er];W[eq] (;B[dq] (;W[cs]C[CHOICE];B[hs]C[White lives but looses the 4 stones. RIGHT]) (;W[fs]C[];B[hs]C[White dies.RIGHT]) (;W[ds]C[];B[cs]C[White dies.RIGHT])) (;B[ds];W[dq]) (;B[cs];W[dq])) (;B[eq];W[er]) (;B[dq] (;W[er]C[CHOICE]) (;W[cs]C[CHOICE])) (;B[cs];W[er])) (;W[cs]C[CHOICE] (;B[er];W[eq];B[dq];W[cq];B[hs]C[White lives but looses the 4 stones.RIGHT]) (;B[ds];W[cq] (;B[er];W[eq]) (;B[eq];W[er])) (;B[dq];W[er] (;B[ds];W[cq]) (;B[cq];W[ds])))) (;B[er];W[eq] (;B[dq];W[es] (;B[cs];W[cq]) (;B[cq];W[cs])) (;B[ds];W[es] (;B[cs];W[cq]) (;B[cq];W[cs]) (;B[dq];W[cs])) (;B[cq];W[cs] (;B[es];W[dq]) (;B[dq];W[es])) (;B[cs];W[cq] (;B[es];W[bs]) (;B[dq];W[es])) (;B[es];W[dq] (;B[cq];W[cs]) (;B[cs];W[cq]))) (;B[eq];W[er] (;B[cs];W[cq]) (;B[cq];W[cs])) (;B[dq];W[er] (;B[cq];W[cs]) (;B[cs];W[cq])) (;B[ds];W[es];B[cs];W[cq]) (;B[cq];W[cs] (;B[er];W[eq];B[es];W[ds]) (;B[es];W[ds];B[er];W[eq])) (;B[cs];W[cq] (;B[ds];W[es]) (;B[er];W[eq] (;B[dq];W[es]) (;B[es];W[dq])) (;B[dq];W[er]) (;B[es];W[er])))