Next 9 kyu endgame
Black to play the best endgame move. A theme gleaned from a game played on KGS.
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Author Karen B Created 2007-02-27
Difficulty 9 kyu (history) Source N/A
AVG solve time 42 sec Stars 4.13  (8 votes)
User attempts 331 / 898 Collections Best move with letting enemy live
Genre endgame Your attempts N/A
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Created 2007-02-27
Source N/A
Stars 4.13  (8 votes)
Collections Best move with letting enemy live
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User Attempts
Name When Result Path
— 2024-01-01 16:29:38 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2024-01-01 13:14:46 Failed G17 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-12-24 09:05:40 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2023-12-15 15:37:02 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2023-12-13 08:51:57 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2023-12-12 11:38:23 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2023-12-02 22:03:08 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2023-11-14 04:47:23 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-11-05 09:18:48 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-10-27 19:56:45 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-09-23 22:30:01 Failed H14 H15 G17 J17 G16 J18
— 2023-09-07 06:50:59 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-08-14 01:11:08 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-08-13 20:38:02 Failed J13
— 2023-08-06 13:25:53 Failed H15 G16 G17 H14
— 2023-07-20 12:57:34 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-07-18 06:53:21 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-07-01 03:53:52 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-06-30 09:33:46 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-06-22 10:08:55 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-06-16 05:30:03 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-06-14 09:08:03 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-06-10 00:59:08 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-06-01 20:03:38 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-05-16 12:57:14 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-05-16 08:43:38 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-05-12 01:52:44 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-05-12 01:51:41 Failed G16 G17 G18 G16 J17
— 2023-05-12 01:51:16 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-05-12 01:51:00 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-05-09 17:40:48 Got It G17 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2023-04-28 09:30:44 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-04-25 23:49:35 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2023-04-25 17:24:19 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-04-18 22:19:30 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2023-04-16 02:35:27 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-04-12 18:08:29 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-04-10 21:23:18 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-04-09 13:09:28 Failed H14 H15 J17 H14
— 2023-04-07 06:46:16 Failed G17 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-04-06 10:16:46 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-04-06 07:54:33 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2023-04-05 17:31:58 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-03-21 04:05:01 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-03-05 20:47:11 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-02-26 19:32:46 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-02-23 14:09:22 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2023-02-19 14:52:06 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2023-02-14 11:37:34 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-02-07 06:42:46 Failed G16 G17 H15 G16 G18 H14
— 2023-01-22 16:42:09 Failed H15 G16 G17 H14
— 2023-01-16 12:40:10 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2023-01-13 00:58:51 Failed G16 G17 G16
— 2023-01-05 13:29:08 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2023-01-04 15:55:38 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2023-01-02 17:51:49 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2022-12-28 01:55:12 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2022-12-25 13:43:08 Failed G17 H15 G16 J17
— 2022-12-22 12:09:50 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2022-12-14 09:06:15 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2022-12-01 12:55:20 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2022-11-29 12:25:00 Failed G16 G17 H14 H15 G18 J17 G16 J18
— 2022-11-27 20:53:47 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2022-11-20 11:03:19 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2022-11-19 01:44:41 Got It G17 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2022-10-24 17:55:41 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
Jobie 2022-10-17 15:44:50 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2022-10-17 15:11:02 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2022-09-06 06:27:47 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2022-08-26 16:43:33 Failed G18 G16
— 2022-05-21 04:41:24 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2022-05-10 11:48:17 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2022-04-08 14:00:59 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2022-04-05 12:21:50 Failed H15 G16 G17 H14
— 2022-04-04 11:38:12 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2022-02-18 11:32:19 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2022-02-18 08:14:45 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2022-02-07 11:35:49 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2022-01-29 01:56:10 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2022-01-13 13:20:12 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2021-12-26 15:41:28 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2021-12-19 07:07:19 Got It G17 G16 H14
shamerrus 2021-12-09 19:15:14 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2021-11-21 04:35:05 Failed H15 G16 G17 H14
— 2021-11-03 00:07:37 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2021-09-23 00:48:10 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2021-08-17 16:07:51 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2021-07-06 07:08:02 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
Dreamracer 2021-06-30 16:25:19 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2021-06-08 15:54:54 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2021-05-31 15:20:54 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
sh33lz3bub 2021-05-21 18:29:24 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2021-05-21 01:17:55 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2021-05-04 12:17:53 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2021-04-27 23:39:17 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2021-04-24 10:44:51 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
StevenF 2021-04-12 08:13:10 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2021-03-27 02:26:18 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2021-03-26 22:47:28 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2021-03-17 19:18:10 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2021-03-12 13:01:05 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2021-03-12 11:01:44 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2021-01-26 23:28:39 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2021-01-09 22:13:05 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2021-01-09 20:36:20 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2021-01-09 11:17:00 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2020-12-27 02:59:26 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2020-12-26 04:02:45 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2020-12-20 19:51:40 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2020-12-14 07:44:37 Failed H14 H15 G17 J17 G16 J18
— 2020-11-17 12:42:02 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2020-11-06 16:05:35 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2020-10-12 22:33:02 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2020-09-17 08:56:49 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2020-09-04 18:55:48 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2020-08-10 22:32:35 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
artcorpse 2020-08-05 19:01:05 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2020-08-05 00:04:36 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2020-07-29 11:40:02 Failed G16 G17 H14 H15 G18 J17 G16 J18
— 2020-07-26 00:15:31 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2020-07-14 03:48:00 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2020-07-04 13:15:59 Got It G17 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2020-06-08 11:54:28 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2020-04-20 00:46:24 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2020-04-09 00:49:12 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2020-03-23 20:39:08 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2020-03-23 20:36:34 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2020-03-11 18:53:52 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2020-03-07 02:34:37 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2020-03-03 13:33:05 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
twop 2020-01-22 13:59:04 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2020-01-13 11:40:14 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2019-12-25 06:55:10 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-12-21 08:30:33 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
artcorpse 2019-11-21 15:29:32 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2019-11-11 23:09:54 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2019-11-02 17:25:22 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2019-10-23 21:54:40 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2019-10-03 06:00:15 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 H14
— 2019-10-02 03:11:25 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2019-10-01 21:12:52 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2019-09-22 07:48:07 Failed G17 H15 G16 J17
— 2019-09-12 00:53:39 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-09-09 07:50:37 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
atnnn 2019-09-08 14:42:59 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2019-09-05 17:25:52 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-08-26 11:21:07 Failed G18 G16
— 2019-08-22 04:05:54 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2019-08-21 15:43:54 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-08-15 16:09:55 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-08-11 16:04:07 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2019-08-09 21:03:59 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2019-07-31 06:44:31 Failed G16 G17 G18 G16 H15
— 2019-06-21 17:43:00 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-06-17 06:49:11 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2019-05-25 02:26:53 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-05-22 23:29:52 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2019-05-19 20:22:10 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-05-19 20:21:32 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2019-05-10 18:00:46 Failed G17 H15 G16 J17
— 2019-04-28 17:27:32 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-04-24 19:18:52 Failed G17 H15 G16 J17
— 2019-04-24 16:26:58 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2019-04-16 12:04:10 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-04-14 00:22:16 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2019-03-17 13:35:41 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2019-03-17 13:35:28 Failed H14 H15 G17 J17 G16 J18
— 2019-03-17 13:35:18 Failed J17 G16 H15 H14
— 2019-03-17 13:35:12 Failed J17 G16 G17 H14
— 2019-03-17 13:35:06 Failed G17 H15 G16 J17
— 2019-03-17 03:01:58 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-03-14 09:31:09 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-02-24 19:58:11 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-02-01 17:25:40 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-01-29 21:59:10 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
shamerrus 2019-01-29 10:34:45 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2019-01-20 11:38:05 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-01-19 19:56:11 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2019-01-16 11:43:34 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2019-01-02 09:10:36 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2018-11-10 22:53:07 Failed H14 H15 G17 J17 G16 J18
— 2018-09-23 16:13:36 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2018-09-05 15:25:23 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2018-08-31 15:26:35 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2018-08-22 20:23:17 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2018-08-11 06:45:09 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2018-08-02 09:41:00 Got It G17 H15 J17 H14 G16
AnthofromWorld 2018-07-31 10:29:49 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2018-07-10 23:41:33 Failed H15 G16 J17 H14
— 2018-07-09 12:49:59 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2018-07-09 12:49:18 Failed G17 H15 G16 J17
— 2018-07-08 08:11:21 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2018-07-08 02:53:19 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2018-06-25 14:57:07 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2018-05-19 21:59:12 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2018-05-19 21:58:48 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2018-05-12 11:52:12 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
shamerrus 2018-05-02 07:51:17 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2018-04-29 07:35:09 Failed G17 H15 G16 J17
— 2018-04-16 15:03:06 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2018-04-06 11:17:33 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
7am 2018-03-27 17:12:57 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2018-03-23 18:39:41 Failed G18 G16
— 2018-03-16 21:21:42 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2018-03-07 21:51:37 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2018-03-07 14:52:42 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
StevenF 2018-03-07 14:48:37 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2018-02-24 10:34:05 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2018-02-10 20:21:17 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2018-01-31 18:27:39 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2018-01-25 03:25:07 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2018-01-24 14:12:16 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2018-01-16 15:16:33 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
artcorpse 2018-01-16 11:58:45 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2018-01-15 19:24:34 Got It G17 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2018-01-13 01:55:41 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2018-01-05 11:24:58 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2018-01-05 05:52:23 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
Cesco84 2018-01-01 17:12:03 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
StevenF 2017-12-28 15:53:07 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
pento 2017-12-28 05:18:37 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2017-12-24 04:20:51 Got It G17 H15 J17 H14 G16
Ventile 2017-12-21 06:39:30 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2017-12-13 03:41:33 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2017-12-12 13:42:28 Failed G16 G17 G18 G16 H15
— 2017-12-08 15:23:39 Failed H15 G16 G17 H14
— 2017-12-06 13:20:45 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2017-12-01 17:40:20 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
— 2017-11-29 10:42:19 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
route67 2017-11-29 05:44:19 Failed G16 G17 H15 G16 G18 H14
— 2017-11-27 03:43:23 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2017-11-27 03:42:39 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2017-11-24 23:56:52 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2017-11-20 22:58:46 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2017-11-20 20:16:02 Failed G17 H15 G16 J17
— 2017-11-17 01:19:23 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2017-11-02 18:01:28 Failed H14 H15 G17 J17 G16 J18
— 2017-11-01 11:05:01 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
— 2017-10-29 08:00:11 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2017-10-22 06:42:55 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
Zwom 2017-10-18 18:33:34 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
Zwom 2017-10-18 18:32:43 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2017-10-18 06:13:55 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
kisifi 2017-10-13 17:38:22 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2017-10-04 10:48:55 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
— 2017-10-04 08:05:26 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2017-10-01 20:49:33 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
Field Mouse 2017-09-30 08:23:20 Got It G17 H15 J17 H14 G16
— 2017-09-18 13:55:21 Got It G17 G16 H14
— 2017-09-14 13:14:18 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
— 2017-09-04 23:05:10 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
Count Result Path
76 Got It G16 G17 G18 G16 H14
64 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 G16 J17
22 Got It G17 G16 H14
17 Failed H14 H15 G16 J17 G17 J18
16 Got It G17 H14 G16 H15 J17
12 Got It G16 G17 G18 H15 J17 H14 G16
10 Failed G17 H15 G16 J17
7 Got It G17 H15 J17 H14 G16
5 Failed H14 H15 G17 J17 G16 J18
5 Failed H15 G16 G17 H14
3 Failed G18 G16
2 Failed G16 G17 G18 G16 H15
2 Failed G16 G17 H14 H15 G18 J17 G16 J18
2 Failed G16 G17 H15 G16 G18 H14
1 Failed H15 G16 J17 H14
1 Failed J17 G16 G17 H14
1 Failed J17 G16 H15 H14
1 Failed G16 G17 G18 H15 H14
1 Failed G16 G17 G16
1 Failed H14 H15 J17 H14
1 Failed G16 G17 G18 G16 J17
1 Failed J13