Problem 3544 goproblems.com


Author	santa c	Created	2003-12-15
Difficulty	9 dan (history)	Source	http://senseis.xmp.net/?Aug13Problem
AVG solve time	45 sec	Stars	4.67 (6 votes)
User attempts	133 / 2801	Collections	Corner based, Irregular Tesuji, Timing
Genre	life and death ⓒ	Your attempts	N/A
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Created	2003-12-15
Source	http://senseis.xmp.net/?Aug13Problem
Stars	4.67 (6 votes)
Collections	Corner based, Irregular Tesuji, Timing
Your attempts	N/A

(;AW[bq]AW[cq]AW[cp]AB[dq]AB[dp]AB[cr]AB[ds]AB[er]AB[eq]AB[do]AB[eo]AB[fo]AW[ep]AW[fp]AW[fq]AW[fr]AW[fs]AW[hp]AW[go]AW[gn]AW[fm]AW[dm]AW[cm]AW[bm]C[Rasputin-like black, eh? Just won't die? ;)]AP[goproblems] (;B[br]C[Only wA2 will be played out as a response by the applet. Since wE1 lets live too easily - Isn't the strongest resistance.] (;W[ar]C[CHOICE] (;B[bo];W[co] (;B[cn];W[bn] (;B[ap]C[White takes at D6. The other sequence, is just to show that nothing can be done..] (;W[dn]C[CHOICE] (;B[es]C[Well - It really should end here, as A and B are miai to kill... But it won't! ;) The applet will play B cause it requires a move more - Yup ;) (But A is also possible..)]LB[aq:A]LB[bs:B] (;W[bs]C[CHOICE] (;B[aq];W[cn] (;B[cs]C[Well done! ;)RIGHT]) (;B[as]C[Black can live by playing c1 instead. As White has an extra big ko-threat and the chances of winning the ko (and thereby gaining an extra point.) are negligible, strictly speaking this move is inferior to c1.RIGHT])) (;B[cs];W[aq]C[Black's dead!])) (;W[aq];B[bs]C[And black'd live.. ;)RIGHT])) (;B[bs];W[es]C[Black's dead! (A2 will be a flase eye)]) (;B[aq];W[es]C[Black's dead! (A2 will be a flase eye after bB1!)])) (;W[aq];B[bs];W[es];B[dn];W[an];B[as]C[Bam! - Wouldn't it be even worse for white? :)RIGHT])) (;B[dn];W[ao]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[bs];W[es] (;B[ap];W[dn]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[dn];W[ao]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[es];W[bs] (;B[dn];W[ao]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[ap];W[aq] (;B[dn];W[an];B[cs];W[ao]C[Black's dead! (Thanks BartTM!;)]) (;B[cs];W[dn]C[Black's dead!])))) (;B[es];W[bs] (;B[ap];W[aq];B[cn];W[bn] (;B[dn];W[an];B[cs];W[ao]C[Black's dead! (Thanks BartTM!;)]) (;B[cs];W[dn]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[cn];W[bn] (;B[dn];W[ao]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[ap];W[aq] (;B[dn];W[an];B[cs];W[ao]C[Black's dead! (Thanks BartTM!;)]) (;B[cs];W[dn]C[Black's dead!])))) (;B[bs];W[es] (;B[cn];W[bn] (;B[ap];W[dn]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[dn];W[ao]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[ap];W[cn]C[Black's dead!];B[aq]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[ap];W[cn] (;B[aq];W[es]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[bs];W[es];B[aq]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[es];W[bs];B[aq];W[bp] (;B[cs];W[ao]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[as]MA[ar]C[Ko.. Not enought when unconditionaly life's there, no? (Thanks Spirit and BartTM!)];W[ar]C[NOTTHIS])))) (;B[bs];W[es]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[es];W[bs] (;B[bo];W[co] (;B[ap];W[aq];B[cn];W[bn]) (;B[cn];W[bn])) (;B[co];W[bo]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[cs];W[aq] (;B[bo];W[co];B[cn];W[bn] (;B[ap];W[dn]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[dn];W[ao]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[co];W[bo]C[Black's dead!]))) (;B[co];W[bo] (;B[bs];W[es]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[es];W[bs]C[Black's dead!]))) (;W[es];B[ar];W[bs];B[co];W[bo];B[bp];W[ap];B[aq]C[Well done ;)RIGHT])) (;B[co];W[bo];B[br];W[ar] (;B[bs];W[es]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[es];W[bs]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[bo];W[co];B[cn];W[bn] (;B[br];W[es]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[dn];W[ao] (;B[es];W[br]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[br];W[es]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[es];W[br]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[es];W[br];B[bo];W[an];B[co];W[ao]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[ar];W[br] (;B[co];W[bo]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[bo];W[co];B[cn];W[bn];B[dn];W[ao]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[bs];W[br] (;B[bo];W[co];B[cn];W[bn]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[co];W[bo]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[ap];W[co] (;B[cn];W[bn] (;B[br];W[es] (;B[ar];W[bs]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[bs];W[ar]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[es];W[br]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[dn];W[br]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[br];W[es] (;B[ar];W[bs];B[cn];W[bn]C[Black's dead!]) (;B[bs];W[ar];B[cn];W[bn]C[Black's dead!])) (;B[es];W[br];B[cn];W[bn]C[Black's dead!])))