Sunday Problem #75
Published 7 Nov 2021 by antti
(last edited 27 Nov 2021)
This is a relatively simpler classic problem.
Black to play.
Solution
Black’s task in this problem is to prevent 2 and a from becoming two eyes for White. Since the eye at a is already secure, this means Black needs to prevent the eye at 2; for this, the throw in of 1 is the key move. If White responds with 2, black 3 kills.
White, however, can resist a bit with the block of 2 here. Black is forced to capture with 3, and White can then further cockroach his way out with 4–10. Finally, only the tail of the white group can be cleanly captured.
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Solution added.
In the Solution (2) diagram, instead of 9 Black can arguably try to pincer White on the upper side, trying to prevent it from escaping; whether this works will then depend on what else there is on the board on the upper side.