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Re: An extremely hypothetical question
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:17 am
by Mef
This reminds me of a game I once watched a couple friends play....instead of having a 4H or so they would usually play with, they tried a 15 stone handicap, free placement...under the condition that white gets to place the stones. ended up with a 3x5 lump very similar to this.
Since I would only be echoing the opinions of others on the komi (I'd say ~26.5), what about this thought exercise - how many moves in a row would you want as white if you had to kill it?
I think 5 should be straightforward....4 might get tricky though...
Re: An extremely hypothetical question
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:33 am
by speedchase
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Killing with four seems relatively straightforward to me