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Tue
7
Oct '08

White can kill in the upper left

It is White’s turn to move in this position. How does he make sure the group does not make 2 eyes or manage to escape somehow?

Sun
5
Oct '08

2 weak L&D moves in a row

In this position, Black fails to kill the White group twice in a row… his move 66 and move 68 were not accurate. Either was enough to kill, what should he have played?

Wed
1
Oct '08

Surviving a blown 3-3 invasion… can Black do it?!

In this position, can Black still survive???

Tue
30
Sep '08

Black to kill in lower left

In this position, what should black play to kill the lower left group?

Mon
29
Sep '08

Black to play against 3-3 invasion

In the current game position, White has finished a faulty 3-3 invasion in the upper right. What is Black’s best play in that corner? Of course Go is a global game and you want each move to count for the most points (Chris Ball has been on my case about playing 1-point moves), but in [...]

Sat
27
Sep '08

Black to kill

hatchet or butcher knife… no just kidding. But in the next move of this game, Blackhas two killing moves.  What are they?   Actually a 1-dan does not think one of the choices (S13) will work, so that just leaves one brutal move… what is it?

Fri
26
Sep '08

Black to move

Black should play what in this position? I missed it in the game, but good ol’ hanen wasthere to help afterwards! L&D really is important. I lost this game by a corner I should have demolished!

Fri
26
Sep '08

How does B kill W here?

Chris insists that B can kill W in the lower left corner of this game … but I simply dont see it.. help!!!

Thu
25
Sep '08

A graded set of problems

GoProblems.com is OK, but it really does not seem to be progressive or good for a beginner. I paid for a pro membership but it seems I keep running into the same problems. GoBase has a great set of graded tsumego problems. I’ve also ordered this CD that lloyd (1k, KGS) has in his notes [...]

Tue
23
Sep '08

Black to kill

I’m slowly learning about eyes… it’s funny how Black has to do nothing in the lower right once he makes the right move. So what would you play as Black to kill the lower right group in this game?