Problem 14875 goproblems.com


Author	monk316	Created	2011-06-05
Difficulty	9 kyu (history)	Source	mrz1225 Game
AVG solve time	76 sec	Stars	4.41 (32 votes)
User attempts	1255 / 3451	Collections	Middle based, Amateur Game
Genre	life and death ⓒ	Your attempts	N/A
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Created	2011-06-05
Source	mrz1225 Game
Stars	4.41 (32 votes)
Collections	Middle based, Amateur Game
Your attempts	N/A

(;AW[eh]AW[fj]AW[fi]AW[fk]AW[gh]AW[hh]AW[ih]AW[jh]AW[ki]AW[li]AW[lh]AW[mh]AW[nh]AW[oh]AW[pi]AW[pj]AW[pk]AW[ol]AW[nm]AW[mm]AW[ln]AW[km]AW[kl]AW[kk]AW[gl]AW[hk]AW[il]AB[mi]AB[ni]AB[oi]AB[oj]AB[nk]AB[mk]AB[ml]AB[lj]AB[kj]AB[ji]AB[ii]AB[hi]AB[gi]AB[jk]AB[ik]AB[kn]AB[jn]AB[hn]AB[in]AB[gn]AB[gm]AB[fl]AB[ek]AB[em]AB[fn]C[Black to live.]AP[goproblems] (;B[jl];W[jm] (;B[hl];W[hm] (;B[im];W[hl] (;B[hj];W[gk] (;B[jj]C[Nice. Your moves determine the shape of your stones but you can also manipulate that of your opponent's via sacrifices. Here, your sacrifice at h8 allowed you to play h10 as a key forcing move.RIGHT]) (;B[gj];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[lk];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[nj]C[];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ok]C[];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[nl]C[];W[jj]C[:(])) (;B[gk];W[gj] (;B[hj];W[gk] (;B[jj]C[Nice. Your moves determine the shape of your stones but you can also manipulate that of your opponent's via sacrifices. Here, your sacrifice at h8 allowed you to play h10 as a key forcing move.RIGHT]) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[lk];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[nj];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ok];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[nl];W[jj]C[:(])) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[jj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[lk];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[nj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[ok];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[nl];W[hj]C[:(])) (;B[gj];W[gk]C[:(]) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[jj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[lk];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[nj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[ok];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[nl];W[hj]C[:(])) (;B[gk];W[jj] (;B[gj];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[hj];W[gj]C[:(]) (;B[ij];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[hl];W[ij]C[Most of it is dead and it's ko for the rest of it. :(]) (;B[im];W[ij]C[:(]) (;B[lk];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[mj]C[White can tenuki here and give Black a chance to save just the g11 stones with a ko. Or he can just connect at h8 to take it all. :(]) (;B[nj]C[White can tenuki here and give Black a chance to save just the g11 stones with a ko. Or he can just connect at h8 to take it all. :(]) (;B[ok]C[White can tenuki here and give Black a chance to save just the g11 stones with a ko. Or he can just connect at h8 to take it all. :(]) (;B[nl]C[White can tenuki here and give Black a chance to save just the g11 stones with a ko. Or he can just connect at h8 to take it all. :(])) (;B[gj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[hj];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[jj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[lk];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[nj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[ok];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[nl];W[im]C[:(])) (;B[gj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[gk];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[hj];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[jj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[lk];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[nj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[ok];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[nl];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[hm];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[im];W[hl]C[:(])) (;B[hl];W[hm] (;B[jl];W[jm] (;B[im];W[hl] (;B[hj];W[gk] (;B[jj]C[Nice. Your moves determine the shape of your stones but you can also manipulate that of your opponent's via sacrifices. Here, your sacrifice at h8 allowed you to play h10 as a key forcing move.RIGHT]) (;B[gj];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[lk];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[nj]C[];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ok]C[];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[nl]C[];W[jj]C[:(])) (;B[gk];W[gj] (;B[hj];W[gk] (;B[jj]C[Nice. Your moves determine the shape of your stones but you can also manipulate that of your opponent's via sacrifices. Here, your sacrifice at h8 allowed you to play h10 as a key forcing move.RIGHT]) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[lk];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[nj];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ok];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[nl];W[jj]C[:(])) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[jj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[lk];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[nj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[ok];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[nl];W[hj]C[:(])) (;B[gj];W[gk]C[:(]) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[jj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[lk];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[nj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[ok];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[nl];W[hj]C[:(])) (;B[gk];W[jj] (;B[gj];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[hj];W[gj]C[:(]) (;B[ij];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[hl];W[ij]C[Most of it is dead and it's ko for the rest of it. :(]) (;B[im];W[ij]C[:(]) (;B[lk];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[mj]C[White can tenuki here and give Black a chance to save just the g11 stones with a ko. Or he can just connect at h8 to take it all. :(]) (;B[nj]C[White can tenuki here and give Black a chance to save just the g11 stones with a ko. Or he can just connect at h8 to take it all. :(]) (;B[ok]C[White can tenuki here and give Black a chance to save just the g11 stones with a ko. Or he can just connect at h8 to take it all. :(]) (;B[nl]C[White can tenuki here and give Black a chance to save just the g11 stones with a ko. Or he can just connect at h8 to take it all. :(])) (;B[gj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[hj];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[jj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[lk];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[nj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[ok];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[nl];W[im]C[:(])) (;B[gj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[gk];W[jj] (;B[gj];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[hj];W[gj]C[:(]) (;B[ij];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[hl]C[This is a direct ko. White must now find a ko threat but Black can do better. :(]) (;B[im];W[jl];B[hl];W[ij]C[Most of it has died and Black must now play a move in gote to save g11. :(]) (;B[jl];W[jm] (;B[gj];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[hj];W[gj]C[:(]) (;B[ij];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[hl];W[ij]C[Most of it is dead and it's ko for the rest of it. :(]) (;B[im];W[ij]C[:(]) (;B[lk];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[mj]C[White can tenuki here and give Black a chance to save just the g11 stones with a ko. Or he can just connect at h8 to take it all. :(]) (;B[nj]C[White can tenuki here and give Black a chance to save just the g11 stones with a ko. Or he can just connect at h8 to take it all. :(]) (;B[ok]C[White can tenuki here and give Black a chance to save just the g11 stones with a ko. Or he can just connect at h8 to take it all. :(]) (;B[nl]C[White can tenuki here and give Black a chance to save just the g11 stones with a ko. Or he can just connect at h8 to take it all. :(])) (;B[jm];W[jl];B[hl];W[ij]C[White takes most of it and it's still ko for the g11 stones. :(]) (;B[lk];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[nj];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[ok];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[nl];W[hl]C[:(])) (;B[hj];W[jj]C[:(]) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[jj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[im];W[jl]C[:(]) (;B[jm];W[jl]C[:(]) (;B[lk];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[nj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[ok];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[nl];W[im]C[:(])) (;B[gk];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[gj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[hj];W[jj] (;B[gj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[gk];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[hl];W[hm]C[:(]) (;B[hm];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[im];W[jl]C[:(]) (;B[jl];W[jm]C[:(]) (;B[jm];W[jl]C[:(]) (;B[lk]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[ll]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[lm]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[mj]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[nj]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[ok]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[nl]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[ij]C[];W[im]C[:(])) (;B[ij]C[This dies in gote. :(]) (;B[jj];W[hj]C[:(]) (;B[hm];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[im];W[hl]C[:(]) (;B[jm];W[jl]C[:(]) (;B[lk];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[ll];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[lm];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[mj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[nj];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[ok];W[im]C[:(]) (;B[nl];W[im]C[:(]))