Go Puzzle Sheet #7.2

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Edge-of-the-board tactics


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. . . . O # . . .
. . . . O # . . .
. . . . O # . . .
. . . O # # . . .

Black to play and win at least one white stone.


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. . . . O # # . .
. . . . # O O . .
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White to play and win at least one black stone.


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. . . . # O . . .
. . . . # O . . .
. . . . # O . . .
. . . # O . . . .
. . . O . . . . .

Black to play and win at least one white stone (two possible answers).


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. # . # O . . . .
. . # O . O . . .
. . # O O . . . .
. . . # # O . . .
. . . # O O . . .

White to play and win at least one black stone.


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. . . . O . # . .
. . . . O # . . .
. . . . O # . . .
. . . # O # . . .
. . 1 O # # . . .

White played at 1, but how can Black stop this stone from escaping?


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. . . . , O O . .
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. . . . O O O . .
. # # # O # # O .
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White to play and win at least one black stone (two possible answers).

This page gives some of the problems from Paul Smith's "Cambridge Go Puzzle Book". Some other pages are listed here.

It is part of the British Go Association web site.

A few simple rules ... limitless possibilities

Edge-of-the-board tactics