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Classical problem

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For those interested, here is a classical problem. For those who have not seen it before, it may be harder than its appearance.

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[go]$$B Black to play
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . . . . . O . .
$$ . . . . . O . . . O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
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Re: Classical problem

Post by tj86430 »

Naturally my first instinct is:

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


and I can't see how white would survive, but since this is supposed to be hard I guess it's wrong.
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Re: Classical problem

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@tj:

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[go]$$W Black to play
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . . . 1 . O . .
$$ . . . . . O 3 B 2 O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]


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[go]$$W Black to play
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . . . 1 . O . .
$$ . . . . . O 2 B 3 O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]



I was about to post a solution but mine was wrong too... >.<
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Re: Classical problem

Post by Jordus »

@Daniel Smith

i think :b2: defeats your :w1: ...

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[go]$$W Black to play
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . 5 2 1 3 O . .
$$ . . . . 6 O 4 B . O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]


only 1 eye if white captures blacks 3 stones because black will play @ 4.

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[go]$$W :b6: @ 1 :b8: @1
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . 7 2 1 4 O . .
$$ . . . . . O 3 B 5 O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
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Re: Classical problem

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unkx80 wrote:For those interested, here is a classical problem. For those who have not seen it before, it may be harder than its appearance.


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[go]$$B I think ko is best.
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . . 3 2 . O . .
$$ . . . . . O . 1 4 O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]


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[go]$$B If W gets the comb formation he lives, so we need a placement.
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . 2 . . . O . .
$$ . . . . 1 O . . . O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]


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[go]$$B This looks tempting, but the liberty at a is inconvenient.
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . . 2 1 . O . .
$$ . . . . 4 O . 3 . O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X a X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]


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[go]$$B And the other placement seems to force a ko.
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . . 3 2 . O . .
$$ . . . . . O . 1 4 O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]


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[go]$$B Playing something like :b1: still ends up in ko.
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . . 1 2 . O . .
$$ . . . . . O . 3 4 O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]


EDIT:
Forgot this variation, if I missed something it's probably somehow related to this :b1:.
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[go]$$B The Black attachment is tricky, is this right?
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . 6 1 5 3 . O 7 .
$$ . . . . 2 O 8 4 . O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
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Re: Classical problem

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Jordus wrote:@Daniel Smith

i think :b2: defeats your :w1: ...

Click Here To Show Diagram Code
[go]$$W Black to play
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . 5 2 1 3 O . .
$$ . . . . 6 O 4 B . O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]


only 1 eye if white captures blacks 3 stones because black will play @ 4.

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[go]$$W :b6: @ 1 :b8: @1
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . . . 7 2 1 4 O . .
$$ . . . . . O 3 B 5 O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]

This is what I had in mind
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Re: Classical problem

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:oops:
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Re: Classical problem

Post by explo »

@ Jordus, Daniel and tj86430

3 should be at 5 in the second diagram, and white gets a ko. Black can do better than that.



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[go]$$B Black to play
$$ -----------------------
$$ . . . 8 5 . 2 1 . O . .
$$ . . 7 6 4 O 9 3 . O X .
$$ . X . X X X O O O X X .
$$ . . . . . . X . X . . .
$$ . . . . . . . X . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
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Re: Classical problem

Post by unkx80 »

Yes, explo got it.
Solution is unconditional death by bulky five.
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