Neat problems from real games

O6 is what I played in the game, check out the game link to see how I was punished :smiley:

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I really don’t like you :smiley:

Then it has to be L5

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L5 is correct! White is dead, and the center group is ok because of A-B miai:

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Haha, I did not even read the upper black :joy:, bad habit.

Black to move, how to break out?

My intuition was correct, but I failed to read out the correct sequence and played at E14 in the game.

Answer can be found in the AI review of the game:

Edit: after playing the AI moves a little more, forget about it, too complicated. :joy:

White to play.

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Thoughts

F2 captures two stones, and unless black takes gote to connect underneath there is some trouble on both sides (the corner might die, or K3 could get into a capturing race with M3). But N12 is a huge shape point, so it feels strange to tenuki. Probably white needs to read out the follow-ups on the bottom more carefully than I did before choosing.

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Correct!

F2 is very big indeed, according to Katago it can be played immediately although N12 is almost as good. In any case, if White N12 then Black must play M12 and then White plays F2.

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Black to play.

Summary

F2 cut?

Oops I didn’t realize you were referring to an earlier post.

So yes, you are correct.

Second try

L13

well done!

This disconnects K12 from K14. The group K12 will have to live by ko I think.

Played a lousy game, the only happy thing besides the lucky win is I was able to play the AI move in this shape as white. Where is it?

Game link:

White to play. What is the next move and the continuation?

White to play. Does White need to answer locally?

No. You can answer online with OGS!

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White to play. Throw a one-two punch to knock out black.
AI showed me the answer and I was really shocked by that.

Summary

G14 to cut black off and prevent one of the two groups from making a second eye.

I bet it’s like C11 or something. I had a similar corner pattern in a blitz game that I lost terribly.

Summary

No.
bG9, G10, F10, E8, nothing.
bG9, G10, E8, F10, still nothing.
bE8, E9, G9, E7, black can’t capture.

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