Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1+some 2/3/84; site dual.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!ihnp4!dual!bill From: bill@dual.UUCP (Bill Kanawyer) Newsgroups: net.games.go Subject: Answer: Life and Death problem #3. Message-ID: <313@dual.UUCP> Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 12:06:22 EST Article-I.D.: dual.313 Posted: Tue Feb 28 12:06:22 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 29-Feb-84 12:57:23 EST Distribution: net Organization: Dual Systems, Berkeley, CA Lines: 27 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 . @ . -------------------------------------- Black = @ White = O Answer moves = 1, 2, 3, ... ----------- Bill Kanawyer {ucbvax,amd70,ihnp4,cbosgd,decwrl,fortune}!dual!bill