Problem 3461 goproblems.com

Add / View flags +11 -13


Author	santa c	Created	2003-12-01
Difficulty	16 kyu (history)	Source	Prob 3455 by Ilia T. (modified)
AVG solve time	53 sec	Stars	2.64 (25 votes)
User attempts	4235 / 9949	Collections	Black or White, Semeai / Capturing Race, Instruction Required, Fun, Amateur Game, Corner based
Genre	life and death	Your attempts	N/A
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Created	2003-12-01
Source	Prob 3455 by Ilia T. (modified)
Stars	2.64 (25 votes)
Collections	Black or White, Semeai / Capturing Race, Instruction Required, Fun, Amateur Game, Corner based
Your attempts	N/A

(;AB[ba]AB[bb]AB[cb]AB[db]AB[da]AB[cc]AB[cd]AW[bc]AW[bd]AW[ce]AW[dd]AW[dc]AW[ec]AW[eb]AW[ea]AB[ga]AB[gb]AB[gc]AB[fc]AB[gd]AB[fe]AB[ee]AW[ra]AW[rb]AW[qb]AW[pb]AW[pa]AW[qc]AW[qd]AB[pc]AB[oc]AB[ob]AB[oa]AB[pd]AB[qe]AB[rd]AB[rc]AW[nc]AW[mc]AW[mb]AW[ma]AW[md]AW[ne]AW[oe]C[Can black kill the (marked) white group? Play at NO, if you think he can't.FORCE]LB[pa:o]LB[pb:o]LB[qb:o]LB[qc:o]LB[qd:o]LB[rb:o]LB[ra:o]LB[jd:NO]AB[qg]AB[pg]AB[qh]AB[rh]AW[cg]AW[dg]AW[ch]AW[bh]LB[sb:K]AP[goproblems] (;B[sb];W[re] (;B[se];W[rf] (;B[rg];W[sc] (;B[sd];W[sf]C[White's alive!]) (;B[sf];W[sd]C[White's alive!]) (;B[qf];W[sd]C[White's alive!]) (;B[pe];W[sd]C[White's alive!])) (;B[qf];W[sc] (;B[sd];W[sf]C[White's alive!]) (;B[sf];W[sd]C[White's alive!]) (;B[rg];W[sd]C[White's alive!]) (;B[pe];W[sd]C[White's alive!])) (;B[sf];W[pe];B[qf]C[White can tenuki - K16.FORCE]LB[jd:T];W[jd]C[White tenukied.]LB[jd:T] (;B[rg]C[This is just wasting another turn - White can tenuki again! !]) (;B[sc];W[od];B[sd];W[nb];B[sa];W[na]C[White's alive!]) (;B[sd];W[od];B[sc];W[nb];B[sa];W[na]C[White's alive!])) (;B[pe]C[White can tenuki.. (K16)FORCE]LB[jd:T];W[jd]C[White tenukied.]LB[jd:T] (;B[qf];W[sc] (;B[rg];W[sd]C[White's alive!]) (;B[sf];W[sd]C[White's alive!]) (;B[sd];W[sf]C[White's alive!])) (;B[rg];W[sc] (;B[sd];W[sf]C[White's alive!]) (;B[sf];W[sd]C[White's alive!]) (;B[qf];W[sd]C[White's alive!])) (;B[sf];W[sc] (;B[sd];W[sg]C[White's alive!]) (;B[sg];W[sd]C[White's alive!]) (;B[qf];W[sd]C[White's alive!]) (;B[rg];W[sd]C[White's alive!])) (;B[sc];W[sf]C[Ko - Black needs to win it twice to kill. This is the best he can get, it seems.]))) (;B[rf];W[pe] (;B[se];W[od];B[sc];W[nb];B[sa];W[na]C[White's alive!]) (;B[sc];W[od];B[se];W[nb];B[sa];W[na]C[White's alive!]) (;B[qf]C[White can tenuki.. (K16)FORCE]LB[jd:T];W[jd]C[White tenukied.]LB[jd:T] (;B[sc];W[od];B[se];W[nb];B[sa];W[na]C[White's alive!]) (;B[se];W[od];B[sc];W[nb];B[sa];W[na]C[White's alive!]))) (;B[pe]C[White can easily play at S14 here for wS14 b takes a liberty, from any direction, and wT17 for life.];W[se]C[White's alive!];B[rf];W[sd] (;B[sf];W[sc]C[White's alive!]) (;B[sc];W[sa]C[White's alive!]))) (;B[jd]C[];W[ab]C[That's right! ^.^ (Black can save by playing either of the 2 marked locations.)FORCERIGHT]LB[be:S]LB[de:S]))