Fun tsumego problem

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Fun tsumego problem

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From Takeo Shinji's Strongest Tsumego for Shodan, Mid Kyu and Low Kyu (link to tchan's godiscussions' post) amazon.co.jp link

I made an amazon.co.jp order a few months back to get the Maeda set and threw in a bunch of these pocket-sized books. They're great.

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[go]$$c Black to play
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$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O . |
$$ . . . . . X . . . |
$$ -----------------[/go]

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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Bc Clean kill?
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O 1 |
$$ . . . . . X 3 . 2 |
$$ -----------------[/go]

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[go]$$Bc Alternate block fails?
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O 1 |
$$ . . . . 3 X . 2 . |
$$ -----------------[/go]


Edit: changed attempt. Thanks for the hint, Bill!
Last edited by Chew Terr on Wed Jun 30, 2010 7:33 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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Hint.

The opponent's move is not my move.

(Not much of a hint, I know. Here's another.)

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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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Fun!

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[go]$$c Black to play
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O 1 |
$$ . . . . . X 3 . 2 |
$$ -----------------[/go]
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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Bc
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O 1 |
$$ . . . . . X 3 . 2 |
$$ -----------------[/go]

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That one seemed impossible the first time I saw it, I'll never forget it...
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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$B Shortage of liberties
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O 1 |
$$ . . . . . X 3 . 2 |
$$ -----------------[/go]

I think this works.

Reminds me of this classic:

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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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Wouldn't this work as well?

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[go]$$B Shortage of liberties
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O . |
$$ . . . . . X . 1 . |
$$ -----------------[/go]
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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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@deja
That's ko.
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[go]$$B ko
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$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O . |
$$ . . . . . X . 1 2 |
$$ -----------------[/go]
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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$B Shortage of liberties
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O 3 |
$$ . . . . . X . 1 2 |
$$ -----------------[/go]


Am I missing something? I'm sure I am...
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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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Right, so white makes a ko threat...
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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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daniel_the_smith wrote:Right, so white makes a ko threat...


But wherever white moves next, black just takes that group, no?
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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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Well, that would depend on the size of the threat and the rest of the board :)

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[go]$$B ko
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O 3 |
$$ . . . . . X . 1 2 |
$$ -----------------[/go]



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[go]$$B ko
$$ 4 5 . . . . . . . |
$$ 7 8 . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O X |
$$ . . . . . X a X 6 |
$$ -----------------[/go]


Instead of :b5:, black could capture at (a) to win the ko. Instead of :w8:, white can capture at (a) to win the ko.
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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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Chew Terr wrote:
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Bc Clean kill?
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O 1 |
$$ . . . . . X 3 . 2 |
$$ -----------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$Bc Alternate block fails?
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . X X X X |
$$ . . X X X O O O O |
$$ . . X O O X O O 1 |
$$ . . . . 3 X . 2 . |
$$ -----------------[/go]


Edit: changed attempt. Thanks for the hint, Bill!

correct, but since nobody said it, in your alternate case it's one point better to pass for move 3 :)
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Re: Fun tsumego problem

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Reminds me of the Golden Chicken Standing on One Leg. ^_^


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Cool problem, but I solved it. So it must be really easy. I never get hard ones. o.o
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