Re: this one:
BUT …
… or am I missing something?
Re: this one:
BUT …
… or am I missing something?
It’s not a ladder. White can run many many stones and eventually come back to take the stone. Black will have too many double ataris to protect.
A5 A6 C6 B6 A8
Alternatively, A5 C6 A6 B4 A4 B3 A3 and voilà White can’t go any further.
I hope I didn’t miss something this time
A5 B4?
C6 threatening to isolate the two white groups.
Possible continuation:
C6 B6 A8 A7 A4 A3 B3 A6 A4
Alternatively, if white captures after C6, Black pushes at B6.
You can try it out here
Is seki enough?
Is seki considered alive?
E5 doesn’t work because of F6, E6, F5. So only White F6 works. Next,
Yes but sometimes puzzles want you to really live
F6 E5 D5 E6 seki
After D5 black plays F5
Rats
I think I can kill at least some stones starting with C7 cut but I can’t read out if all variations kill the whole group.
Yeah definitely you can kill half the group. Not a bad choice if you can’t find the killing move!
If I had to guess which move is most likely the vital point I would guess B7 but I would not play it in a game unless I had to gamble the whole game on killing that whole group.