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Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:52 pm**

I don't see how the solution

works

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Once White pushes down with

I don't see how Black will win the capturing race.

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Other variations didn't seem to work out either.

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 12:04 am**

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Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 2:30 am**

Hi Letum,

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:54 pm**

EdLee wrote:Hi Letum,
It happens. Humans ( and machines ) make mistakes sometimes.
The puzzle needs to give another liberty.
Which book ?
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$$ | . . . O . . . . . . .
$$ | . O O X X X . . . . .
$$ | . X X O O X . X . . .
$$ | . X O . O O X . . . .
$$ | X X O . . . X . . . .
$$ | . O . . . . . . . . .
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( Now it appears has (3 outside libs) + (1 shared),
and has (5 libs) + (1 shared), so still appears the underdog. )

The problem is from Jump Level Up book one. The answer diagram didn't explain much. Thanks for the reply. I thought that maybe the problem had an error, but was not sure.

Posted: **Sat Apr 14, 2018 11:53 pm**

Perhaps this was the intended initial position.

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Edit:

Edit: Added another variation.

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:10 am**

Thanks, Bill.

Any market for What's Wrong with this Puzzle?

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:53 am**

Thanks, Ed.

I did like the second line of play.

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