Life In 19x19

Posted: **Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:26 pm**

Hi everyone.

This is one of the problems I've been going through recently.

Would you be so kind to explain to me why one particular variant is marked as 'wrong'?

Thanks.

Posted: **Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:53 pm**

I'm confused. What is the problem's task? Black to play and lose? Both variations white achieves that.

Posted: **Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:54 pm**

2nd variation is correct, White saves a ko threat. If your source says otherwise, it's made a mistake.

Posted: **Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:15 pm**

Also very confused about why black plays first...

Posted: **Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:26 pm**

Uberdude wrote:I'm confused. What is the problem's task? Black to play and lose? Both variations white achieves that.

I should have presented it slightly differently. E18 was marked, as if it were where Black had just played. Corrected.

Posted: **Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:41 pm**

I'm still confused. Doesn't black E19 also work in response to E18?

Posted: **Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:16 pm**

illluck wrote:I'm still confused. Doesn't black E19 also work in response to E18?

This is another solution to the problem which, I'd think, has little in common with the original question.

Posted: **Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:58 pm**

Generally questions with more than one solution for first move are considered bad. In other words, the answer to both my question and yours is the same - I just wasn't sure if the question was indeed that terrible :p

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