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 Post subject: L19 Go Problem Championship: Round 13
Post #1 Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 10:55 pm 
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Welcome to Round 13 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]$$Bc
$$ ------------
$$ | . . . . X .
$$ | O O X O X .
$$ | . O O O X .
$$ | . X . X X .
$$ | . X . . . .
$$ | . . . . . .[/go]


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


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


Have fun! :salute:

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Post #2 Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 2:24 am 
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[go]$$B (a), (b) miai kill
$$ -------------
$$ | . a 1 b X .
$$ | O O X O X .
$$ | . O O O X .
$$ | . X . X X .
$$ | . X . . . .
$$ | . . . X . .
$$ | . . . . . .[/go]

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[go]$$B
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . 0 7 5 O . X O . |
$$ . , X 8 6 4 1 , X O . |
$$ . . . 9 3 2 O X X O . |
$$ . . . . . X O X O . . |
$$ . . . . . . X O O . . |
$$ . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . |[/go]
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[go]$$Bm11
$$ -----------------------
$$ . 7 6 9 . . . . . . . |
$$ . 5 4 1 . . . . . . . |
$$ . 3 2 O X X O . X O . |
$$ . , X O O O X 8 X O . |
$$ . . . X X O O X X O . |
$$ . . . . . X O X O . . |
$$ . . . . . . X O O . . |
$$ . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . |[/go]
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[go]$$Wm20
$$ -----------------------
$$ . X O X . . . . . . . |
$$ . X O X . . 2 . . . . |
$$ . X O O X X O . X O . |
$$ . , X O O O 1 O X O . |
$$ . . . X X O O X X O . |
$$ . . . . . X O X O . . |
$$ . . . . . . X O O . . |
$$ . . . . . . X . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . |[/go]
If W captures :b1: any time instead of { :w6: .. :w16: },
then B simply squeezes.
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . O . O . . . .
$$ | . . O X O . . .
$$ | O O X . . O . .
$$ | X X . , X O . .
$$ | . . O . . O . .
$$ | X . . X . . O .
$$ | . . . . . O . .
$$ -----------------[/go]
:study:
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[go]$$B
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . O . O . . . .
$$ | . . O X O . . .
$$ | O O X . . O . .
$$ | X X 3 , X O . .
$$ | . 2 O . . O . .
$$ | X . 1 X . . O .
$$ | . . . . . O . .
$$ -----------------[/go]

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Post #3 Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 9:29 am 
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@EdLee:
You are correct.

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Post #4 Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 10:10 am 
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Problem 1
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[go]$$Bc
$$ ------------
$$ | . 3 1 2 X .
$$ | O O X O X .
$$ | . O O O X .
$$ | . X . X X .
$$ | . X . . . .
$$ | . . . . . .[/go]


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


If white ever captures at a to try and escape the ladder, black plays at b (or whatever the remaining liberty is), White fills at :b1: and then c captures.

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Post #5 Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 10:16 am 
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Problem 1 (3 points)
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[go]$$Bc
$$ ------------
$$ | . 3 1 2 X .
$$ | O O X O X .
$$ | . O O O X .
$$ | . X . X X .
$$ | . X . . . .
$$ | . . . . . .[/go]


Problem 2 (6 points)

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[go]$$Bc W8 at 1
$$ ----------------------
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . 9 . . . . . |
$$ . . . . 5 O . X O . . |
$$ . X . 7 4 1 6 X O . . |
$$ . . . 3 2 O X X O . . |
$$ . . . . X O X O . . . |
$$ . . . . . X O O . . . |
$$ . . . . . X . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . |[/go]


If white tries to escape black has the ladder and it reverts to the same squeeze above once it gets to the edge.:
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[go]$$Bc W8 at 1
$$ ----------------------
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . 7 5 O . X O . . |
$$ . X 8 6 4 1 . X O . . |
$$ . . 9 3 2 O X X O . . |
$$ . . . . X O X O . . . |
$$ . . . . . X O O . . . |
$$ . . . . . X . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . |[/go]

As usual, problem 3 requires more thinking time. :-)

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Post #6 Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 10:29 am 
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@hyperpape:
Spot on.

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Post #7 Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 10:29 am 
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You've got it.

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Post #8 Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 1:16 pm 
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Problem 1 (3 points)
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[go]$$Bc
$$ ------------
$$ | . 3 1 2 X .
$$ | O O X O X .
$$ | . O O O X .
$$ | . X . X X .
$$ | . X . . . .
$$ | . . . . . .[/go]


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

etc.

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

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Post #9 Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 1:51 pm 
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@Shaddy
Yep. There are other variations for problem 3, but that's probably the most interesting one.

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Post #10 Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 5:55 pm 
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Actually, I think I was wrong. Ko?
Problem 3 (9 points)
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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . O . O . . . .
$$ | . . O X O . . .
$$ | O O X 9 0 O . .
$$ | X X 1 8 X O . .
$$ | . . O 2 3 O . .
$$ | X . 4 X 5 . O .
$$ | . b a 6 7 O . .
$$ -----------------[/go]

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Post #11 Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 9:07 pm 
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@Shaddy:
Is :b7: necessary?

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Post #12 Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 9:25 pm 
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Kirby wrote:
@Shaddy:
Is :b7: necessary?

Hm, 7 at b is ok.

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Post #13 Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 9:47 pm 
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I should clarify for Problem 3: You don't need to save all the stones, necessarily. You just need to live.

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Post #14 Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 11:40 pm 
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1. After :b1:, a and b miai
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[go]$$Bc
$$ ------------
$$ | . b 1 a X .
$$ | O O X O X .
$$ | . O O O X .
$$ | . X . X X .
$$ | . X . . . .
$$ | . . . . . .[/go]

2. Ladder
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[go]$$Bc, j = 1
$$ ----------------------
$$ g f i . . . . . . . . |
$$ e d a . . k . . . . . |
$$ c b 0 7 5 O . X O . . |
$$ . X 8 6 4 1 h X O . . |
$$ . . 9 3 2 O X X O . . |
$$ . . . . X O X O . . . |
$$ . . . . . X O O . . . |
$$ . . . . . X . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . |[/go]

3. Intuitions:
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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . O . O . . . .
$$ | . . O X O . . .
$$ | O O X . . O . .
$$ | X X e , X O . .
$$ | . a O f . O . .
$$ | X c d X . . O .
$$ | . b . . . O . .
$$ -----------------[/go]


a: B fails
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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . O . O . . . .
$$ | . . O X O . . .
$$ | O O X . . O . .
$$ | X X 5 , X O . .
$$ | . 1 O 6 7 O . .
$$ | X 4 2 X 8 . O .
$$ | . 3 . 9 0 O . .
$$ -----------------[/go]


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


c: B fails
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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . O . O . . . .
$$ | . . O X O . . .
$$ | O O X 9 0 O . .
$$ | X X 5 8 X O . .
$$ | . 4 O 6 7 O . .
$$ | X 1 2 X . . O .
$$ | . 3 . . . O . .
$$ -----------------[/go]


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


e:
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[go]$$Bc
$$ | . . . . . . . .
$$ | . O . O . . . .
$$ | . . O X O . . .
$$ | O O X a b O . .
$$ | X X 1 0 X O . .
$$ | . c O 2 3 O . .
$$ | X 9 4 X 5 . O .
$$ | . 7 . 6 8 O . .
$$ -----------------[/go]

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


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

Looks like e is the solution

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Post #15 Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 2:12 am 
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Hi Kirby,

Nice of you to clarify.
( Though it seems to be a standard, implied condition in all Go problems I've seen.
E.g. Round 12, problem 2: B needs not save :b1: :). )

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Post #16 Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 10:35 pm 
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Round 13 will be extended by one week. Please feel free to submit solutions until then.

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Post #17 Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 8:38 pm 
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Solutions and updated leader board are given below.

Problem 1


Problem 2


Problem 3


Leaderboard
  1. gamesorry - 147
  2. EdLee - 105
  3. dfan - 97
  4. Schachus - 77
  5. Shaddy - 67
  6. hyperpape - 39
  7. jeromie - 31
  8. mongus - 19
  9. Lanrose - 16
  10. ez4u - 9
  11. fractic - 6

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