This position is from a game between two strong professionals -- black was Rin Kaiho. I'm not sure of all the details of this story, but what I do know is very interesting. In the middle of the game, white played 1 below, thinking it sente. Black analyzed the position and decided the stones were alive in gote, and played elsewhere. Upon further analysis, white decided black was right, and left the position alone. The game ended with the stones still alive. Post-game analysis confirmed that they couldn't be killed. Later on, some random person called up the professional who had played white, and told him that the stones were dead. The pro hung up the phone. A while later the guy called back, "no, I'm serious, they really are dead." "Yeah, whatever," responed the pro, and hung up on him again. Eventually the guy called back a third time, "no, I'm serious, they really are dead!" So the professional took a look, and found out that he was right...
Author adum Created 2001-03-23
Difficulty 6 dan (history) Source N/A
AVG solve time 74 sec Stars 4.5  (8 votes)
User attempts 226 / 2225 Collections Stories, Pro Game
Genre life and death Your attempts N/A
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Created 2001-03-23
Source N/A
Stars 4.5  (8 votes)
Collections Stories, Pro Game
Your attempts N/A
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User Attempts
Name When Result Path
2023-09-07 05:09:54 Failed C10 B10 A13 B13 A14 A12 A15
2023-08-25 03:11:48 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
2023-08-25 01:13:01 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
2023-08-25 01:11:17 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 C13
davidgoto 2023-07-03 08:50:35 Got It C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
2023-06-20 04:45:04 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
2023-06-19 05:30:40 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 A13
2023-06-18 07:08:10 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A12 A9 A13
2023-06-17 15:32:24 Failed C10 B10 A14 B13 A12
Athanatos 2022-08-05 09:04:30 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A12
2021-02-20 04:01:17 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
:go 2020-09-03 22:24:58 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
2016-03-26 01:11:53 Got It C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
2015-12-25 04:52:53 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
pento 2015-09-24 05:20:12 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 B8
2015-08-12 19:06:39 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2015-08-04 03:39:05 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A9
pento 2015-03-15 22:59:19 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 B8
2014-04-09 04:58:11 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
pento 2013-12-29 00:32:13 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 A13
BartTM 2013-09-25 11:05:42 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 A13
2013-02-20 07:31:51 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
2013-01-19 19:41:50 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A9
Field Mouse 2012-08-27 12:06:00 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A9
2012-06-09 02:28:35 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A9
cheukyin 2012-04-26 23:21:10 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
cheukyin 2012-04-26 23:20:36 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
—´000 2012-01-04 02:28:39 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
krt 2012-01-02 19:37:38 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
Minirock 2011-11-16 05:01:14 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A9 A12 A10 B8 A8 A7
Spica 2011-08-31 11:46:31 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A9 A12 A10 B8 A8 A7
2011-08-17 17:30:07 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A9
2011-05-25 16:04:44 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A9
MrMoto 2010-10-25 15:24:39 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A9
alexandrk 2010-08-26 06:15:26 Got It C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7
alexandrk 2010-08-26 06:13:21 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A12
2010-05-26 16:14:38 Failed C10 B10 A12 B12 B13
2009-04-07 06:47:01 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-12-22 13:43:09 Failed C10 B10 B11 B12
2008-06-15 19:03:40 Got It C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7
2008-06-14 18:23:52 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A12
2008-03-06 04:51:59 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-03-03 20:54:52 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-03-02 15:41:29 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-03-02 05:14:35 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 B8
2008-02-29 06:31:25 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-02-27 14:35:24 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-02-25 20:23:55 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-02-23 21:23:10 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 B8
2008-02-21 14:07:58 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-02-19 11:28:14 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-02-17 20:31:18 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-02-13 21:59:42 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-02-13 02:17:55 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-02-12 14:03:45 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-02-12 03:43:32 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-02-07 03:18:40 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2008-02-05 18:59:07 Failed C10 B10 F11
2008-02-05 18:54:22 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 C13
2007-05-10 12:54:05 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2007-05-10 12:53:18 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B11 B12
LCZLAPINSKI 2007-01-30 21:02:34 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
LCZLAPINSKI 2007-01-30 19:48:22 Failed C10 B10 A13 B13 A14 A12 A15
ketran0 2006-11-13 19:25:50 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 A12 A19
ketran0 2006-10-15 18:05:59 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 A12 A19
2006-08-31 04:52:16 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8 A19
2006-08-30 06:12:41 Failed C10 B10 A11 B13 B12 B11 A12 A13 A19
2006-08-30 04:36:23 Failed C10 B10 A12 B12 A14 A11 A13 B13 A15 A9 A19
2006-06-01 14:05:38 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A12 A19
2006-03-28 02:40:32 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A12
2006-01-21 09:31:26 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7
Field Mouse 2005-12-10 06:00:08 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
Field Mouse 2005-12-10 05:59:40 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
MrMoto 2005-10-27 21:53:46 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 B8
BartTM 2005-03-28 02:15:44 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B8 B12
2005-03-27 02:13:38 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A12
2005-03-26 21:45:01 Failed C10 B10 A12 B12 A14 A11 B13
2004-11-20 21:17:33 Got It C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7
2004-11-20 07:54:12 Failed B13
2004-11-20 07:52:22 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A12 A9 A11 A13
julien_wiesel 2004-11-18 09:53:28 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 A11
2004-04-19 09:25:06 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
2003-12-08 16:26:43 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 A12
BartTM 2003-06-11 03:47:07 Failed C10 B10 A13 B13 A11
2003-05-18 14:09:38 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
2003-05-16 00:36:25 Failed B13
2003-05-15 11:10:56 Failed B13
2003-05-15 02:12:49 Failed B12
adum 2003-01-25 14:38:06 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 A12
Hans 2002-03-21 11:23:39 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A12 A9 A11 A13
2001-08-07 13:26:23 Failed C10 B10 B11 B12
2001-05-09 08:37:47 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B11 B12
Hans 2001-04-27 09:19:48 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 A13
2001-04-26 11:22:16 Failed C10 B10 A12 B12 A14 A11 A13 B13 A9
Daniel 2001-03-23 20:34:18 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 A13
hello 2001-03-24 01:15:04 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 A12
Count Result Path
21 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
7 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
6 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A9
5 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A12
3 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 B8
3 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
2 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 A13
2 Failed C10 B10 A13 B13 A14 A12 A15
2 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 A12 A19
2 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10
2 Got It C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7
2 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A9 A12 A10 B8 A8 A7
2 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 A12
2 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 A13
2 Failed B13
2 Got It C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
1 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 C13
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 A13
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B11 B12
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 C13
1 Failed C10 B10 F11
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A12 A9 A13
1 Failed C10 B10 A14 B13 A12
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 B8
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 B8
1 Failed C10 B10 B11 B12
1 Failed C10 B10 A12 B12 B13
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A9
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A12 A9 A11 A13
1 Failed C10 B10 A12 B12 A14 A11 A13 B13 A9
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B11 B12
1 Failed C10 B10 B11 B12
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A12 A9 A11 A13
1 Failed B12
1 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8
1 Failed C10 B10 A13 B13 A11
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 A12
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 A11
1 Got It C10 B10 B13 A14 B12 B11 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7 A10 A8 A19
1 Failed B13
1 Got It C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7
1 Failed C10 B10 A12 B12 A14 A11 B13
1 Failed C10 B10 B13 A14 B8 B12
1 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A13 C13 A12 A11 A9 B8 A8 A7 B7
1 Failed C10 B10 B12 B11 B13 A14 A12 A19
1 Failed C10 B10 A12 B12 A14 A11 A13 B13 A15 A9 A19
1 Failed C10 B10 A11 B13 B12 B11 A12 A13 A19