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Not only does Black seem to lack sufficient eye space, his four stones on the left are short of liberties: he seems to have little chance of saving himself. However, there is one move — and one move only — that will secure two eyes.
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Author vougalar Created 2015-03-07
Difficulty 1 dan (history) Source varius
AVG solve time 39 sec Stars 4  (2 votes)
User attempts 111 / 392 Collections The Top Ten Life-and-Death Problems
Genre life and death ⓢ Your attempts N/A
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Created 2015-03-07
Source varius
Stars 4  (2 votes)
Collections The Top Ten Life-and-Death Problems
Your attempts N/A
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User Attempts
Name When Result Path
— 2024-05-06 07:35:53 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2024-01-01 22:21:51 Failed N5
— 2023-11-03 14:15:46 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2023-06-17 19:44:27 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2023-06-10 19:36:43 Failed P3 O2 R1 N1 M1 P1
— 2023-05-30 10:20:53 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2023-05-29 16:55:12 Failed P1
— 2023-05-28 17:12:18 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2023-05-25 21:17:00 Failed O1 R1 P3
— 2023-03-18 09:06:37 Failed P3 O2 R1 N1 M1 P1
— 2023-02-19 20:54:19 Failed P1
— 2023-02-19 13:17:40 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2023-01-04 14:50:33 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2022-11-21 10:11:17 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2022-04-07 09:51:53 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
FishFort 2022-03-21 02:58:39 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2022-03-07 02:32:39 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
:go 2022-03-03 07:19:53 Failed P1
BartTM 2021-04-06 10:02:36 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
shamerrus 2021-03-29 17:57:18 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2021-03-01 18:33:26 Failed O2 P3 P2 N1 M1 R1 Q1 O1
— 2021-02-11 00:48:43 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2021-01-16 18:21:18 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2020-12-29 16:12:54 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2020-12-29 16:12:16 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 O2 N1
— 2020-11-14 15:29:42 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2020-11-14 15:17:41 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2020-09-28 12:51:21 Failed R1 P3 P2 N1 M1 O2
— 2020-08-18 13:01:26 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2020-08-13 14:54:22 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2020-06-22 13:37:08 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2020-06-16 22:15:15 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2020-06-14 13:25:16 Failed O1 R1 P3
— 2020-06-09 15:03:35 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2020-04-29 06:02:03 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2020-04-02 14:06:57 Failed Q1
— 2019-11-17 16:53:25 Failed R1 P3 P2 N1 M1 O2
— 2019-11-10 19:21:02 Failed P3 O2 R1 N1 P1
— 2019-10-07 19:59:23 Failed O2 P3 P2 N1 M1 R1 O1
— 2019-06-26 07:26:57 Failed N1 P3 O2
ranka 2019-05-04 23:28:25 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
ranka 2019-05-04 14:18:55 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2019-02-08 19:33:59 Failed O1 R1 P3
— 2018-12-18 19:21:13 Failed O1 R1 P3
shamerrus 2018-12-11 18:55:51 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2018-12-09 06:47:17 Failed O2 P3 P2 N1 M1 R1 Q1 O1
— 2018-12-03 12:57:49 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
ranka 2018-12-02 12:13:24 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2018-08-21 14:57:20 Failed O2 P3 P2 N1 M1 R1 Q1 O1
— 2018-07-23 14:08:13 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2018-06-17 00:59:42 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 O2 N1
— 2018-06-08 22:56:10 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2018-04-11 07:11:36 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 O1 R1 Q1 P1
— 2018-01-14 22:25:56 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
BartTM 2017-08-22 09:46:17 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 O2 N1
— 2017-06-10 13:56:36 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2017-06-08 12:23:47 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2017-06-07 15:31:48 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
— 2017-03-01 16:42:05 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
Field Mouse 2016-12-01 22:49:16 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2016-10-24 12:46:19 Failed P1
— 2016-05-17 21:04:55 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 O2 N1
— 2016-05-02 21:55:10 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2016-04-09 14:50:04 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2016-02-21 21:00:03 Failed P3 O2 R1 N1 M1 P1
— 2016-02-16 22:58:38 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2016-02-04 17:38:57 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2016-01-17 03:53:20 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2015-10-23 17:52:59 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2015-08-06 07:44:11 Failed O1 R1 P3
— 2015-07-28 19:50:51 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
wukong1 2015-06-28 01:26:44 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2015-06-23 13:22:14 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2015-06-08 10:35:59 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 O1 R1 Q1 P1
BartTM 2015-06-01 07:52:23 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 O2 M1 N2 S1
Zander 2015-05-22 03:21:42 Failed O1 R1 M1
— 2015-05-03 21:50:59 Failed O1 R1 M1
BartTM 2015-04-28 08:48:27 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 O2 M1
WTD 2015-04-26 00:42:49 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
WTD 2015-04-26 00:42:05 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 O1 R1 Q1 P1
WTD 2015-04-26 00:35:59 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 O2 M1
— 2015-03-31 08:44:48 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2015-03-31 07:32:35 Failed P3 O2 R1 N1 M1 P1
briv 2015-03-29 01:55:54 Failed O1 R1 M1
— 2015-03-14 08:11:24 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
— 2015-03-13 18:14:31 Failed N1 O2 R1 P1 P2
— 2015-03-13 18:12:48 Failed N1 O2 R1 P1 P2
— 2015-03-12 14:38:24 Failed P1
— 2015-03-10 05:14:38 Failed O1 R1 P3
— 2015-03-09 12:26:26 Failed O1 R1 Q1 M1 N1 P2 P3 O2
— 2015-03-08 22:24:27 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2
— 2015-03-08 09:18:39 Failed N1 O2 R1 P1 O1
Count Result Path
21 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
14 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 R1
14 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 N1 O2
6 Failed O1 R1 P3
5 Failed P1
4 Failed P3 O2 R1 N1 M1 P1
4 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 M1 O2 N1
3 Failed O2 P3 P2 N1 M1 R1 Q1 O1
3 Failed O1 R1 M1
3 Failed N1 P3 P2 O2 O1 R1 Q1 P1
2 Failed N1 O2 R1 P1 P2
2 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 O2 M1
2 Failed R1 P3 P2 N1 M1 O2
1 Failed P3 O2 R1 N1 P1
1 Failed N5
1 Failed Q1
1 Failed N1 O2 R1 P1 O1
1 Failed O2 P3 P2 N1 M1 R1 O1
1 Failed N1 P3 O2
1 Failed O1 R1 Q1 P2 P3 O2 M1 N2 S1
1 Failed O1 R1 Q1 M1 N1 P2 P3 O2
1 Got It N1 P3 P2 O2