[net.games.go] Answer: Life and Death problem #3.

bill@dual.UUCP (Bill Kanawyer) (02/28/84)

    When black plays first at location T-2 black lives. In the sample
below after black T-2 the best that white can do is S-3 (atari). Black
does not worry and just extends to T-4. White is then left with shortage
of liberties and is unable to move to eather S-2 or T-3. Please prove to
your self that after T-2 black lives with no problems.

	K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T
   10   *  .  .  .  .  .  *  .  .  .
    9   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
    8   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
    7   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
    6   .  .  .  .  .  .  O  .  O  .
    5   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  O  .
    4   *  .  .  .  .  .  O  O  @  3
    3   .  .  .  .  .  .  O  @  2  .
    2   .  .  .  .  .  .  O  @  .  1
    1   .  .  .  .  .  .  O  .  @  .

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    Black = @    White = O    Answer moves = 1, 2, 3, ...

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Bill Kanawyer
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