Trying to become pro
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Re: Trying to become pro
I have to say that the tsumego are significantly easier than described. the first I got in under 30 seconds, the second in under a minute, although the third I could not solve without looking at the solution. I think my reading is truthfully slightly above par for an 8kyu, but that being said I still believe they are easier than stated.
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If you want to try a really interesting tsumego, this is one of my favorites. Very well constructed and quite difficult.
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Re: Trying to become pro
speedchase wrote:I have to say that the tsumego are significantly easier than described. the first I got in under 30 seconds, the second in under a minute, although the third I could not solve without looking at the solution. I think my reading is truthfully slightly above par for an 8kyu, but that being said I still believe they are easier than stated.
They probably are. I don't know how they came up with the ranks for the problems, they're also based on Japanese ranks so there could be some discrepency there.
Here's another problem. I'm not sure how difficult this one is supposed to be, this book doesn't give ratings for the problems. I did this one yesterday though and got it right, I only got 1 out of 3 problems in this section of the book right.
I'm going to stop posting problems in this thread after this as it's not the purpose of the thread. We can do more tsumego in the Study Group forum though if anyone wants to.
@Tchan- I've seen other problems that use the same tesuji as your problem before but it took me a while to find it the first time.
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Re: Trying to become pro
tchan001 wrote:If you want to try a really interesting tsumego, this is one of my favorites. Very well constructed and quite difficult.
Nice problem.
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Re: Trying to become pro
Josh Hatch wrote:Why don't you two play a game and settle your argument that way?
Also Leyleth, here's a few problems that are rated for 2k since you say play a 2d at 3 stones at your club:
All three problems are black to play and from 初段合格の死活150題.
These are 2k problems? Seems a lot easier than that.
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Re: Trying to become pro
tchan001 wrote:If you want to try a really interesting tsumego, this is one of my favorites. Very well constructed and quite difficult.
himself because after Black 
he can't give Atari at T14 and when Black starts a capturing race with S11 he loses by one move.
at 
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White catches the three Black stones. Need to go now ^^ Will check later!-
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Re: Trying to become pro
SoDesuNe, look inside
Maybe Josh would care to share his findings with us
Maybe Josh would care to share his findings with us
Josh Hatch wrote:@Tchan- I've seen other problems that use the same tesuji as your problem before but it took me a while to find it the first time.
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Re: Trying to become pro
tchan001 wrote:
I just found several mistakes in my earlier tries, so I guess my move does not work.
and 
seem to be totally forcing, Black can only answer with 
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Re: Trying to become pro
SoDesuNe wrote:Okay, new try =) Forcing moves first!
That was the solution I had.
There's a similar problem in the Lee Changho Life and Death series, problem 17 in book 5. It's a few moves further along than the problem Tchan posted.
tchan001 wrote:
White can play m19 next and will be able to live.
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Re: Trying to become pro
I'm happy I got the first 2 moves and the idea almost right then (I didn't post any answer, but was checking 
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