An 8 kyu Problem

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An 8 kyu Problem

Post by Charlie »

My favourite Android Go problem app. of not-entirely-awful problems presents this as an 8 kyu problem:
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[go]$$Bc Black to Play
$$ +-------------
$$ | . O . . . .
$$ | O O . X . .
$$ | . X O X . .
$$ | X . O X . .
$$ | . O X X . .
$$ | . O . . . .
$$ | O X X . . .
$$ | X . . . . .
$$ | . X . . . .
$$ | . . . , . .
$$ | . . . . . .[/go]
Without much time, I found this solution and couldn't refute it in my head:
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[go]$$Bc 7 at 1
$$ +-------------
$$ | . O . . . .
$$ | O O 2 X . .
$$ | 4 X O X . .
$$ | X 1 O X . .
$$ | 5 O X X . .
$$ | 6 O 3 . . .
$$ | O X X . . .
$$ | X . . . . .
$$ | . X . . . .
$$ | . . . , . .
$$ | . . . . . .[/go]
Honestly, I didn't look for other solutions after finding this one. I'd have fun playing this way, in a game.
The app. thinks it's wrong. Is there anything wrong with it?
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Re: An 8 kyu Problem

Post by HermanHiddema »

Charlie wrote: The app. thinks it's wrong. Is there anything wrong with it?
No, the app probably just expects :b3: and :b5: in reverse order. It is not uncommon for solutions to miss alternate order variants.
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Re: An 8 kyu Problem

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Both lines kill, but your solution is superior. :)
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