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How do I chose invasion or reduction points?
First off, count the current score. If you're winning, do not invade. Just make sure you keep white small enough that you still win.
Let use further presume that black would be losing. You counted, ...
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How do I chose invasion or reduction points?
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Tricky 3-3 invasion
I know this is a textbook situation, but I do not practice tsumego, so I had to read through this. It was quite tricky and took some time to, hopefully, get right.
The strongest (i.e. hardest to ...
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What is the smallest territory in go that can be successfully invaded?
I've seen and played a version of this were you put the black stones along the center lines of a regular 19x19 board so you carve out a 9x9 space. White is then supposed to create a living group ...
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How do I chose invasion or reduction points?
I decided to revisit this post with the help of Leela Zero.
LZ's assessment is that there is no good move for black above the 11th line. The sequences are fascinating, here is the start of one:
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Tricky 3-3 invasion
The black stone at Q18 is in a ladder, albeit a short one. If black pushes this, with R18, black will eventually be killed and white will live. R18 is a strong KO-threat, however, because if it is ...
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How do I chose invasion or reduction points?
Given the size of White's territory, you are probably behind. Then the question is, can you catch up, and if so, how? I'll save the first question for last, and answer the others in order:
2) You ...
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How do I chose invasion or reduction points?
Many question in one post ...
An invasion on a should work, because the corner is not yet 100% secure. White will probably build up strength to the outside leaving no potential on b. White will ...
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