Life In 19x19

Posted: **Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:21 pm**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c This is a label for the diagram. $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O . | $$ | O O O O . | $$ | . . . X . | $$ ------------[/go]

Enjoy!

and please hide your solutions.

[edit] Japanese rules, no komi, no prisoners [/edit]

Posted: **Tue Aug 06, 2013 10:10 pm**

Posted: **Tue Aug 06, 2013 10:47 pm**

Posted: **Tue Aug 06, 2013 10:53 pm**

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c Black to play and win $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O . | $$ | O O O O . | $$ | . 1 . X . | $$ ------------[/go]

prevents a second eye.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c Black to play and win $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O . | $$ | O O O O . | $$ | . 1 2 X . | $$ ------------[/go]

prevents seki.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c Black to play and win $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O 5 | $$ | O O O O 3 | $$ | . 1 2 X 4 | $$ ------------[/go]

cannot be at 5 because of damezumari.

Variations:

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c Black to play and win $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O 2 | $$ | O O O O 5 | $$ | . 1 3 X 4 | $$ ------------[/go]

After

takes the ko, White has no threat.

So the bottom will remain seki.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c Black to play and win $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O 5 | $$ | O O O O 3 | $$ | . 2 1 X 4 | $$ ------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c Black to play and win $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O X | $$ | O O O O X | $$ | . O . 6 O | $$ ------------[/go]

White wins by 1 pt.

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c Black to play and win $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O . | $$ | O O O O 3 | $$ | . 2 1 X 4 | $$ ------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c Black to play and win $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O 6 | $$ | O O O O X | $$ | . O . 5 O | $$ ------------[/go]

White wins.

Posted: **Tue Aug 06, 2013 11:09 pm**

Maybe

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c This is a label for the diagram. $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O . | $$ | O O O O . | $$ | . . 1 X . | $$ ------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c Seki or a ko White can't win: $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O 2 | $$ | O O O O . | $$ | . 3 1 X . | $$ ------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c Left with a dead three space eyespace $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O . | $$ | O O O O . | $$ | . 3 1 X 2 | $$ ------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c However $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O . | $$ | O O O O 3 | $$ | . 2 1 X 4 | $$ ------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c This is a label for the diagram. $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O 2 | $$ | O O O O X | $$ | . O . 1 O | $$ ------------[/go]

So...

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c This seems to work for all the above yet lack the problem of the last diagram. $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O . | $$ | O O O O . | $$ | . 1 . X . | $$ ------------[/go]

Click Here To Show Diagram Code: [go]$$c This is a label for the diagram. $$ ------------ $$ | O X . X . | $$ | O X X X X | $$ | O X O O 3 | $$ | O O O O . | $$ | . 1 . X 2 | $$ ------------[/go]

Etc. It seems to come down to a miai between a dead eye shape for white or a false eye on the right. White doesn't seem to be able to avoid both without accepting a seki.

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 5:18 am**

Posted: **Wed Aug 07, 2013 11:06 am**

Maybe too easy for L19ers :blackeye:

Below was the most interesting variation imo.

Life In 19x19

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