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Tsumego - Life and Death Problems of Go by Minoru Harada

Hitachi

No.715(Answers)

January 4, 2010

Elementary level

Correct Answer Diagram

Black 1 is crucial.
After White 2 takes the two Black stones, to the next diagram.

(Continued 1)

Correct Answer Diagram (Continued 1)

After Black 3 takes the two White stones, to the next diagram.

(Continued 2)

Correct Answer Diagram (Continued 2)

With White 4, it returns to the initial shape.
Unless either side concedes, it repeats itself endlessly, so results in no game.

Intermediate level

Correct Answer Diagram

After Black 1 and 3, White 4 creates a rare shape of Chosei (Longevity).
If Black 5, to the next diagram.

(Continued 1)

Correct Answer Diagram (Continued 1)

If White 6, to the next diagram.

(Continued 2)

Correct Answer Diagram (Continued 2)

Black 7 and White 8 comes back to the shape of four moves before, and it repeats itself endlessly.

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