Here are the weekly Go problems for week 76.
Black plays first in all problems and all solutions are labeled ‘correct’. Have fun!
Easy Go problem
You need to count liberties here and compare two options. If you can capture white’s stones, you should. If can’t, you should sacrifice early and minimize the damage.
Intermediate Go problem
Once you’ve cut, you need to develop your cutting stones in the center. If you can find a nice way to pressure white, your stones will develop more naturally.
Hard Go problem
This is more or less a pure reading problem. Just remember that white might not respond in the way that you intend.
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If you have any questions or want to discuss any of these problems, please leave a comment below at any time. You can use the coordinates on the problem images to discuss a move or sequence of moves.
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I really have appreciated the last move of intermediate one: it is as simple as useful as although hard to see during the game. Thanks David
Thanks Braket,
Many of these techniques sometimes seem too simple to mention, but they’re very useful to know, so I’m glad you found it helpful.
Hi! Thanks David for your daily problems. Move D8 in the intermediate problem was quite hard to find for me! Now it would be easier!
Right Joseph, eventually with practice it will be second nature
Almost always I have problems about what to do with my cutting stones… The intermediate one will help me with this. Thanks to you David.
Sometimes I have problems figuring out how to develop cutting stones too. Probably every Go player does
Usually in those cases, I realize when reviewing later that cutting wasn’t good. Cutting (or letting yourself get cut) is different to splitting, because it leaves you with a new group to manage that doesn’t have any eye shape yet.
Learning better technique can help with this, but what helps even more is making sure that you have some sort of effective follow up moves; before you cut
Thanks for the problems. First time I solved them all on the first try!
Well done V! Keep practicing and one day you’ll be able to do that all the time
I was not too happy with myself that I missed the intermediate problem. I think the key is always to consider one’s follow up move.
Exactly Vlad. The concept of a follow up move is critically important in Go, even when choosing the best way to defend. I think that just remembering to consider what the follow up move is, before playing a move, can lead to a big improvement.