❤ PUZZLES: A tsumego a day keeps the doctor away

Go for the ko!

Problem

Black to play.


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Direction of play

Problem

Black to play.


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Smart

Problem

White to play.


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Treacherous

Problem

Black to play.


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Delaying the approachability

Problem

Black to play.


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Wiggle

Problem

Black to play.


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Easy she said

Problem

White to play.


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Under Pressure

Problem

White to play.


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20 k

Problem

White to play


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Black to play

Problem

Black to play


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Time for a Tesuji

Problem

Black to play


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Choked

Problem

Black to play


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Easy or not?

Problem

Black to play


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1 Like

Two more likes please?

Problem

Black to play


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Subtle escape

Problem

White to play


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Xhue’s The Book of Pure Pleasures and Forgotten Worries is a great puzzle collection. Definitely worth your while trying to solve some of (fascinatingly named) puzzle’s.

Whole board strategy

Problem

Black to play


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Ingenious series of moves

Problem

Black to play


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This last move is not correct. White can connect at E16 to kill black. The correct move should be to throw-in at B19 instead.

Wrong answer

Yep, I made a typo. Sorry about that.
Corrected it, becomes a ko.

Barely escaping

Problem

White to play


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