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 Post subject: L19 Go Problem Championship: Round 3
Post #1 Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:04 am 
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Welcome to Round 3 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]$$Bc
$$ ----------------
$$ | . . . . . O . .
$$ | X O . . . O . .
$$ | . X X X O . O .
$$ | . O O O O . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .[/go]



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




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



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Post #2 Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:50 am 
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1. Two eyes
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[go]$$Bc
$$ ----------------
$$ | . 1 . . . O . .
$$ | X O . . . O . .
$$ | . X X X O . O .
$$ | . O O O O . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .[/go]


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


Variation: B3 might leave to a little more complicated variations, but still kills
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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . X X . X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X . . .
$$ | 2 O 4 9 5 X . X .
$$ | 6 1 3 O 8 c d . .
$$ | a 7 b f . e . . .
$$ ------------------[/go]


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


Variation: B fails
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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . X X . X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X . . .
$$ | . O . . . X . X .
$$ | . . 2 O 1 . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ ------------------[/go]


3.

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


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



Variation: after 3, a and b are miai
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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | X X X X . . . . .
$$ | X O O , X X . . .
$$ | O . b 2 O X . X .
$$ | . O a 1 3 O . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ ------------------[/go]



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



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


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


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Post #3 Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:52 am 
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@gamesorry:
Perfect. A little easy this week, I guess :-)

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Post #4 Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 1:00 am 
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@gamesorry:
Perfect. A little easy this week, I guess :-)


Thanks :-) I think problem 3 is easier than before because the best result is not a ko. But still, good problems!

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Post #5 Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 1:04 am 
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@gamesorry:
Perfect. A little easy this week, I guess :-)


Thanks :-) I think problem 3 is easier than before because the best result is not a ko. But still, good problems!


@gamesorry:
The competition at my work is two weeks ahead, and I think the next round might be a bit trickier, based on responses I got from participants there. I guess we'll see next week.

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2017 Round 3.1 (007)
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[go]$$B :b5: tenuki, alive
$$------------------
$$ | . 1 2 4 . O . .
$$ | X O 3 . . O . .
$$ | . X X X O O . .
$$ | a O O O O . . .
$$ | b . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .[/go]
Careful: Later, W has sente moves (a), (b).

2017 Round 3.2 (008)
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . X X . X X . . .
$$ | 5 X O O O X . . .
$$ | 2 O 3 6 . X . X .
$$ | 7 1 4 O . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ ------------------[/go]
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[go]$$Wm8 (c), (d) miai: W seems dead this var
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . X X . X X . . .
$$ | X X O O O X . . .
$$ | O O 1 O . X . X .
$$ | X X O O 2 . . . .
$$ | . c . d . . . . .
$$ ------------------[/go]

2017 Round 3.3 (009) :study:
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | X X X X . . . . .
$$ | X O O , X X . . .
$$ | O . . . O X . X .
$$ | . O . 1 . O . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ ------------------[/go]
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | X X X X . . . . .
$$ | X O O , X X . . .
$$ | O . 3 . O X . X .
$$ | . O 2 1 . O . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ ------------------[/go]
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | X X X X . . . . .
$$ | X O O 7 X X . . .
$$ | O 6 3 4 O X . X .
$$ | . O 2 1 5 O . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ ------------------[/go]
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[go]$$B W dead
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | X X X X . . . . .
$$ | X O O X X X . . .
$$ | O O . O O X . X .
$$ | . O O X X O . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ ------------------[/go]

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

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

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Post #7 Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:44 am 
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@EdLee

Problem 1: Can you get better than ko?
Problem 2: Looks good!

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Post #8 Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 4:22 am 
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Problem 1

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


or


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





Problem 2

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

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Post #9 Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 11:16 pm 
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Problem 1 (3 points)
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[go]$$Bc
$$ ----------------
$$ | . 1 . . . O . .
$$ | X O . . . O . .
$$ | . X X X O . O .
$$ | . O O O O . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . .[/go]



Problem 2 (6 points)
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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . X X . X X . . .
$$ | 7 X O O O X . . .
$$ | 2 O 3 6 . X . X .
$$ | 5 1 4 O 9 . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ ------------------[/go]

8 @ 3


Problem 3 (9 points)
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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | X X X X . . . . .
$$ | X O O 7 X X . . .
$$ | O 6 3 4 O X . X .
$$ | . O 2 1 5 O . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ ------------------[/go]

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Post #10 Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 11:21 pm 
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@mongus:
Problem 1: OK!

Problem 2: If white plays :w2: as below...?

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

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Looks good.

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Post #12 Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 11:44 am 
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Ah, hadn't thought about that. I think this works better.

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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . X . . . . .
$$ | . X X . X X . . .
$$ | . X O O O X . . .
$$ | 2 O . 4 3 X . X .
$$ | . 1 5 O 6 7 . . .
$$ | . . 9 . 8 . . . .
$$ ------------------[/go]

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Post #13 Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 3:08 pm 
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@mongus:
How about if white responds with :w4:, as below?

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

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Post #14 Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:52 pm 
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Solutions and an updated leaderboard are given below.

Problem 1


Problem 2


Problem 3


Leaderboard
  1. gamesorry - 54
  2. Shaddy - 36
  3. EdLee - 28
  4. Schachus - 23
  5. Lanrose - 16
  6. jeromie - 13
  7. dfan - 12
  8. mongus - 4

Round 4 will be released shortly!

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Post #15 Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 2:58 am 
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Many thanks for doing these. Great explanation of the solutions.

I have a lot of catching up to do! :-)


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Post #16 Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:28 am 
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Many thanks for doing these. Great explanation of the solutions.

I have a lot of catching up to do! :-)


In my experience in holding this competition at my work, persistence pays off. Even if you don't get the right solution every week, trying every time helps.

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