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 Post subject: L19 Go Problem Championship: Round 2
Post #1 Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:52 pm 
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Welcome to Round 2 of the L19 Go Problem Championship.

All problems are black to play. As usual, provide your solutions either via hide tags, or direct private message to me.

Problem 1 (3 points)

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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X . . . . .
$$ | . O X . . . . .
$$ | . O X , . . . .
$$ | . X O X . . . .
$$ | . O O X . X . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ ----------------[/go]


Problem 2 (6 points)
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | . O . . . O X .
$$ | . . . . O . . .
$$ ----------------[/go]



Problem 3 (9 points)
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , . . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O . . O X .
$$ | . X . X O . . O X .
$$ | . . . . . . . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]


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Post #2 Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 5:13 am 
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2017 Round 2.1 (004)
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[go]$$B B kills
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X . . . . .
$$ | . O X . . . . .
$$ | 4 O X , . . . .
$$ | 1 X O X . . . .
$$ | 2 O O X . X . .
$$ | . 5 3 . . . . .
$$ ----------------[/go]

2017 Round 2.2 (005)
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[go]$$B First feelings: (a) or (b)
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | a O . . . O X .
$$ | . b . . O . . .
$$ | ---------------[/go]
Hane:
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[go]$$B W dies
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 1 O . 3 . O X .
$$ | . . 2 . O . . .
$$ | ---------------[/go]
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[go]$$B W dies
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 1 O . 3 . O X .
$$ | . 2 . . O . . .
$$ | ---------------[/go]
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[go]$$B W dies
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 1 O 2 . . O X .
$$ | . . . . O . 3 .
$$ | ---------------[/go]
Clamp:
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[go]$$B W dies
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 5 O 4 3 . O X .
$$ | . 1 2 . O . . .
$$ | ---------------[/go]
If :b3: extends:
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O . . . O X .
$$ | . 1 3 . O . . .
$$ | ---------------[/go]
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[go]$$B W dies
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O . 4 . O X .
$$ | . 1 3 . O . 5 .
$$ | ---------------[/go]
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[go]$$B W dies
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O . . . O X .
$$ | . 1 3 4 O . 5 .
$$ | ---------------[/go]
If :w4: connects:
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O 4 . . O X .
$$ | . 1 3 . O . . .
$$ | ---------------[/go]
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[go]$$B W lives
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O 4 6 5 O X .
$$ | . 1 3 . O . . .
$$ | ---------------[/go]
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[go]$$B :b5: @ (a) or (b): seki
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O 4 . 6 O X .
$$ | . 1 3 a O . b .
$$ | ---------------[/go]
2017 Round 2.3 (006)
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[go]$$B W lives
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X 3 1 2 O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O . . O X .
$$ | . X . X O . . O X .
$$ | . . . . 4 . . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]

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[go]$$B W lives
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , . . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O 2 . O X .
$$ | . X . X O 1 . O X .
$$ | . . . . . . . O . .
$$----------------------[/go]

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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , . . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O 1 . O X .
$$ | . X . X O . . O X .
$$ | . . . . . . . O . .
$$----------------------[/go]

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Post #3 Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 9:23 am 
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@EdLee:

Your solution for #1 is correct. Looks like you're still investigating the other two, so I won't comment on those.

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Post #4 Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 9:57 am 
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X . . . . .
$$ | . O X . . . . .
$$ | 4 O X , . . . .
$$ | 1 X O X . . . .
$$ | 2 O O X . X . .
$$ | . 5 3 . . . . .
$$ ----------------[/go]


I was able to work a little on problem 2 as well

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[go]$$B First version W lives
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O 3 4 . O X .
$$ | . 1 5 . O . . .
$$ ----------------[/go]


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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O 4 6 . O X .
$$ | 8 1 3 5 O 7 . .
$$ ----------------[/go]


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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | O O O O . O X .
$$ | O . 9 . O X . .
$$ ----------------[/go]


I'm unsure about this result so I'm going to continue hunting for something better

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Post #5 Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:02 am 
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@Lanrose:
Your solution for problem 1 is correct.

For the second problem, continuing from your last diagram, if white captures the stone...?

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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | O O O O . O X .
$$ | O . 9 . O C 0 .
$$ ----------------[/go]

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Post #6 Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 3:27 pm 
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | O O O O . O X .
$$ | O . 1 . O 4 2 3
$$ ----------------[/go]


For some reason I thought this would be a Ko fight but I see that white will just play and live.

While driving though i was able to come up with this sequence

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[go]$$B same as before
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O 4 6 . O X .
$$ | 8 1 3 5 O 7 . .
$$ ----------------[/go]


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


I don't know if this is the best sequence for black but it at least forces a ko fight

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Post #7 Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 4:42 pm 
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@Lanrose:
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O 4 . 6 O X .
$$ | . 1 3 5 O . . .
$$ ----------------[/go]


Anyway, the solution for this one should avoid both ko and seki, since there is a way to kill directly.

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Post #8 Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:36 pm 
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Problem 1

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


White can't play at a for a second eye due to a shortage of liberties

Problem 2
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | a O . c . O X .
$$ | . b . . O . . .
$$ ----------------[/go]


This reminds me of this problem Bill Spight posted a while back. But there's a crucial difference; if black hanes at a here and white decends at b, the resulting shape is dead instead of alive. That suggests to me that black can do better than ko in this problem and that c is a key point.

Here's my answer:
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O 4 1 3 O X .
$$ | . . . . O 5 . .
$$ ----------------[/go]

Another possible resistance:
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 5 O 3 1 4 O X .
$$ | . . . 2 O . . .
$$ ----------------[/go]


Problem 3 (9 points)


I think this clamp works:
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , . . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O 3 . O X .
$$ | . X . X O 1 . O X .
$$ | . . . . 2 a . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]


The hane at a is answered by the same 3.

If white tries this
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , b . O a X ,
$$ | . . . X O 2 . O X .
$$ | . X . X O 1 4 O X .
$$ | . . . 7 3 5 6 O .
$$ --------------------[/go]

The weakness at a and the shortage of liberties at b ensure white can't get two eyes.

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Post #9 Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:51 pm 
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Oops. On problem 3 I missed white's throw in. I've looked at the other contestants' answers, so I'm disqualified from posting another solution.
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , . . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O 2 . O X .
$$ | . X . X O 1 6 O X .
$$ | . . . 7 3 4 5 O .
$$ --------------------[/go]

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Post #10 Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:11 pm 
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1.
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X . . . . .
$$ | . O X . . . . .
$$ | . O X , . . . .
$$ | 1 X O X . . . .
$$ | 2 O O X . X . .
$$ | . a 3 . . . . .
$$ ----------------[/go]

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



Incidentally, I just found a very similar situation in one of my 13*13 games today:
https://online-go.com/game/6863138 (move 53)

Variation 1: Ko, B fails
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 1 O . 2 . O X .
$$ | . 3 4 . O . . .
$$ ----------------[/go]



3.

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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , 4 . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O 7 2 O X .
$$ | . X . X O 3 1 O X .
$$ | . . . . 6 5 . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]



Variation:
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X 4 . 7 O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O . 2 O X .
$$ | . X . X O 3 1 O X .
$$ | . . . . 5 6 . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]


Variation:
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X 9 . 4 O 5 X ,
$$ | . . . X O . 3 O X .
$$ | . X . X O . 1 O X .
$$ | . . . . 2 8 6 O 7 .
$$ --------------------[/go]


Variation:
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , 5 . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O 4 3 O X .
$$ | . X . X O 2 1 O X .
$$ | . . . . . . . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]


Variation:
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X 7 5 6 O 4 X ,
$$ | . . . X O a 3 O X .
$$ | . X . X O 2 1 O X .
$$ | . . . . 8 . 9 O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]


B fails
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X 4 . . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O 2 8 O X .
$$ | . X . X O 1 3 O X .
$$ | . . . . 5 6 7 O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]


B fails
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X 3 1 2 O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O . . O X .
$$ | . X . X O . . O X .
$$ | . . . . 4 . . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]

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Post #11 Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 4:12 pm 
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@jeromie:
Looks good for problems 1 & 2.

And, indeed, that throw-in poses an issue from problem 3 :-)

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Post #12 Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 4:14 pm 
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@gamesorry:

Good work! Regarding problem 3, do you have a response for white's connection with :w2:, below?

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

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Post #13 Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 9:23 pm 
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Problem 1 (3 points)

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


Problem 2 (6 points)
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 3 O 2 1 . O X .
$$ | . 4 . 5 O . . .
$$ ----------------[/go]



Problem 3 (9 points)
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , 4 . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O . 2 O X .
$$ | . X . X O 3 1 O X .
$$ | . . . . . 5 . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]

so it's ko with 2 @ 4, 5 @ 2.

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Post #14 Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 9:50 pm 
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Kirby wrote:
@gamesorry:

Good work! Regarding problem 3, do you have a response for white's connection with :w2:, below?

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


Oops, nice move! This should be a ko
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , 2 7 O 5 X ,
$$ | . . . X O 4 3 O X .
$$ | . X . X O 6 1 O X .
$$ | . . . . . . . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]

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Post #15 Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 10:19 pm 
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@Shaddy:
Not sure I get the causal implication with the "so" in your comment.

The diagrams you provided are correct, and ko is correct for the third problem - but I didn't quite get your comment. With 5@2, where are 3 and 4?

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@gamesorry

Bingo. +18.

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Post #17 Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 10:41 pm 
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Kirby wrote:
@Shaddy:
Not sure I get the causal implication with the "so" in your comment.

The diagrams you provided are correct, and ko is correct for the third problem - but I didn't quite get your comment. With 5@2, where are 3 and 4?


Sorry, I meant 3 @ 2. Then White makes the ko-mouth and Black gives atari.

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Post #18 Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 10:47 pm 
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Shaddy wrote:
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@Shaddy:
Not sure I get the causal implication with the "so" in your comment.

The diagrams you provided are correct, and ko is correct for the third problem - but I didn't quite get your comment. With 5@2, where are 3 and 4?


Sorry, I meant 3 @ 2. Then White makes the ko-mouth and Black gives atari.


Yeah, that's the sequence I had in mind.

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Post #19 Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:16 pm 
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So completely forgot I never posted solutions to the last 2 problems

Both possible variations though I think the first has white defending better. Either way white dies.

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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O 4 1 3 O X .
$$ | . . . . O 5 . .
$$ ----------------[/go]


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


Problem 3

First tried this variation but the throw in means white lives.
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , . . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O 2 . O X .
$$ | . X . X O 1 . O X .
$$ | . . . . 3 4 . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]


I didn't think this would work and it didn't
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , 2 . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O 1 . O X .
$$ | . X . X O . . O X .
$$ | . . . . . . . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]


And a couple variations later I came to this conclusion.
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , 2 7 O 5 X ,
$$ | . . . X O 4 3 O X .
$$ | . X . X O 6 1 O X .
$$ | . . . . . . . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]

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 Post subject: Re: L19 Go Problem Championship: Round 2
Post #20 Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:47 pm 
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Lanrose wrote:
So completely forgot I never posted solutions to the last 2 problems

Both possible variations though I think the first has white defending better. Either way white dies.

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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 2 O 4 1 3 O X .
$$ | . . . . O 5 . .
$$ ----------------[/go]


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


Problem 3

First tried this variation but the throw in means white lives.
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , . . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O 2 . O X .
$$ | . X . X O 1 . O X .
$$ | . . . . 3 4 . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]


I didn't think this would work and it didn't
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , 2 . O . X ,
$$ | . . . X O 1 . O X .
$$ | . X . X O . . O X .
$$ | . . . . . . . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]


And a couple variations later I came to this conclusion.
Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X X X . . . .
$$ | . . X O O O X X . .
$$ | . . X , 2 7 O 5 X ,
$$ | . . . X O 4 3 O X .
$$ | . X . X O 6 1 O X .
$$ | . . . . . . . O . .
$$ --------------------[/go]


@Lanrose:
Just in time, because I'm about to post the solutions!

You're looking pretty good here, except what about this?

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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X X X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X X .
$$ | 4 O 2 1 . O X .
$$ | . . . 3 O . . .
$$ ----------------[/go]

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