Go Problems for Study and Pleasure https://goproblems.com/ /rss/comments https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120554 https://goproblems.com/problems/14632 InfamousMrSatan 2026-05-13 UTC23:08:27 White would not play D19 here, White is better off playing A17. Black live in gote, but black lives either way.
New comment by InfamousMrSatan on problem 14632 .
Path: B19
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120553 https://goproblems.com/problems/5433 Loux 2026-05-13 UTC23:01:33 This option leads black to die: is it wrong because loosing sente ?
New comment by Loux on problem 5433 .
Path: R17 R18 Q19 T17 S19 T19 T18
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120552 https://goproblems.com/problems/28775 jmdingess 2026-05-13 UTC22:11:55 What I mean is, black is already alive
New comment by jmdingess on problem 28775 .
Path: M19 O18 N18 P18 Q19 P19
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120551 https://goproblems.com/problems/28775 jmdingess 2026-05-13 UTC22:11:17 if white is komaster they could still fill up R19, R17, L19, and then make this a 10,000 year ko and go for the kill - it's just an incredibly unfavorable ko. In the first place, black needn't have played O19
New comment by jmdingess on problem 28775 .
Path: M19 O18 N18 P18 Q19 P19 O19 N19
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120550 https://goproblems.com/problems/28775 jmdingess 2026-05-13 UTC22:08:54 O19 is gote - black could just tenuki here, no? White can play O19 to get seki, but black can just play away at this point.
New correct line by jmdingess on problem 28775 .
Path: M19 O18 N18 P18 Q19 P19
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120549 https://goproblems.com/problems/37128 Splatted 2026-05-13 UTC15:04:59 I believe this is a mistake because it wastes a local ko threat
New comment by Splatted on problem 37128 .
Path: R19 S19 R18
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120548 https://goproblems.com/problems/28775 Nyango 2026-05-13 UTC14:59:45 Although white can play a few different ways, this is the only way white can play. End result white 4 points vs 2 from black a d white gets Sente. Other paths, white loses a lot of points.
New comment by Nyango on problem 28775 .
Path: M19 O19 Q19 N18 O18 L19 P19 N19 P17
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120546 https://goproblems.com/problems/36460 jinjitsu 2026-05-13 UTC06:28:42 Shouldn't this also be a correct variation?
New question by jinjitsu on problem 36460 .
Path: Q17 R18 S17 S18 T18
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120545 https://goproblems.com/problems/28775 shamisen 2026-05-13 UTC02:40:41 Yes, Black O19 is also correct here. added a suggestion
New comment by shamisen on problem 28775 .
Path: M19 Q19
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120544 https://goproblems.com/problems/28775 shamisen 2026-05-13 UTC02:39:52 @PhilC If White plays O19 here, it would be seki in gote. Not very valuable until late endgame.
New comment by shamisen on problem 28775 .
Path: M19 O18 N18 P18 Q19
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120543 https://goproblems.com/problems/28775 PhilC 2026-05-13 UTC02:27:33 What if white plays O19 here?
New comment by PhilC on problem 28775 .
Path: M19 O18 N18 P18 Q19
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120542 https://goproblems.com/problems/29866 altay 2026-05-12 UTC18:42:54 Can't black tenuki here? White can't play S14 without preparing with T12 first. Black can wait to play S14.
New comment by altay on problem 29866 .
Path: S16 T14
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120541 https://goproblems.com/problems/21550 t101jv 2026-05-11 UTC20:20:02 Black is alive
New correct line by t101jv on problem 21550 .
Path: J7 L10 L9 M10
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120540 https://goproblems.com/problems/19308 Forgenvash 2026-05-11 UTC11:19:04 Weird, distracting description of the initial position. Can be read as a sardonic challenge, not a warning.
New comment by Forgenvash on problem 19308 .
Path: A1 D2 C1
]]> https://goproblems.com/ commentid:120539 https://goproblems.com/problems/19532 Nyango 2026-05-11 UTC08:01:51 While it is true that Black lives here, white reduced black from 6 points to 2 points in Sente. -4 points is too painful to call this a correct path.
New comment by Nyango on problem 19532 .
Path: C1 A5 B2 A2 D2
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