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 . . . .
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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 # . . .
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. . . # 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).

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