Problem 15093 goproblems.com


Author	Ceram88	Created	2011-08-16
Difficulty	4 dan (history)	Source	N/A
AVG solve time	64 sec	Stars	2.63 (8 votes)
User attempts	574 / 1668	Collections	Cutting
Genre	life and death	Your attempts	N/A
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Created	2011-08-16
Source	N/A
Stars	2.63 (8 votes)
Collections	Cutting
Your attempts	N/A

(;AB[ba]AB[bb]AB[cc]AB[cd]AB[be]AB[bf]AB[cf]AB[df]AB[cg]AW[af]AW[bg]AW[ah]AW[ai]AW[ch]AW[dh]AW[eh]AW[de]AW[ce]AW[dd]AW[dc]AW[db]AW[cb]AW[fc]AW[ic]AW[hc]AW[hd]AW[he]AB[fe]AB[fg]AB[hf]AB[hg]AB[hi]AW[ei]AW[ej]AB[if]AW[ig]AW[jg]AW[ji]AW[jj]C[Black played 1 to connect his two groups and reduce white's territory. Considering that the game is just reaching the end game, should white respond in the area or tenuki (play T)?]LB[fe:1]LB[cj:T]AW[je]AW[hj]AW[gj]AW[ij]AW[fj]AB[ac]AP[goproblems] (;W[bd];B[bc] (;W[ae];B[ad] (;W[ag];B[ef] (;W[ge]C[The whole group is dead!RIGHT]) (;W[gh]C[You killed it entirely.RIGHT]) (;W[gf];B[ge]) (;W[eg];B[ge])) (;W[ef];B[ag]C[Black lives.])) (;W[ef];B[ad]C[Black lives. You can have some stones in gote for consolation.]) (;W[ff];B[ef];W[gf];B[ge]) (;W[gg];B[eg] (;W[gh];B[gf]) (;W[gf];B[gh] (;W[fh];B[ge]) (;W[ge];B[fh]))) (;W[eg];B[ef]) (;W[gf];B[eg];W[gg];B[gh] (;W[fh];B[ge]) (;W[ge];B[fh])) (;W[ad];B[ae]) (;W[ag];B[ae]C[Black lives. You may cut off some stones but you missed the whole kill.])) (;W[ef];B[ad]C[Black lives. Cutting off the stones is big, but not big enough.]) (;W[gf];B[ff] (;W[bd];B[bc] (;W[ae];B[ad] (;W[ag];B[ge]) (;W[ef];B[eg] (;W[dg];B[ee] (;W[ge];B[ag]) (;W[ag];B[ge]) (;W[gg];B[ag])) (;W[ag];B[ge]) (;W[ge];B[ag]) (;W[gh];B[gg] (;W[ge];B[ag]) (;W[ag];B[ge])) (;W[ee];B[dg])) (;W[dg];B[ef] (;W[ag];B[ge]) (;W[ge];B[ag]))) (;W[ef];B[eg] (;W[ae];B[ad] (;W[dg];B[ee] (;W[ge];B[ag]) (;W[ag];B[ge]) (;W[gg];B[ag])) (;W[ag];B[ge]) (;W[ge];B[ag]) (;W[gh];B[gg] (;W[ge];B[ag]) (;W[ag];B[ge])) (;W[ee];B[dg])) (;W[dg];B[ee];W[ae];B[ad] (;W[ge];B[ag]) (;W[ag];B[ge]) (;W[gg];B[ag])))) (;W[ef];B[eg];W[bd];B[bc] (;W[ae];B[ad]) (;W[dg];B[ee];W[ae];B[ad]))) (;W[eg];B[ef]) (;W[gg];B[ff] (;W[bd];B[bc];W[ae];B[ad];W[ag];B[gh]) (;W[gh];B[ae]) (;W[ef];B[eg] (;W[dg];B[ee];W[bd];B[bc];W[ae];B[ad];W[ag];B[gh]) (;W[ee];B[dg] (;W[bd];B[bc];W[ae];B[ad];W[ag];B[gh]) (;W[gh];B[ae])))) (;W[ff];B[ef];W[gf];B[ge]) (;W[bc];B[bd]C[This messes everything up. See other variations.]) (;W[cj];B[ef]C[Black was not safe. You missed your chance!]) (;W[ad];B[bd]) (;W[ae];B[bd]C[Black saves all.]))