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Solution 6 Var 1
By now you should already know that if White is to escape from Black’s enclosure his first move must break the enclosing Black Sector Line! In this position the one point skip to W1 is the key play, not only breaking the Black Sector Line but also establishing one of White’s own that encloses the 2 Blacks. But this B2 in response is far too ambitious! After the sequence thru W7 it’s clear that the 3 Black stones will be captured, and with that White’s four stones will have escaped, with at least one sure eye. So instead ... |
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Solution 6 Var 2 The atari of B2 here is forced. The connection of W3 is then necessary, forcing the capture of one White via B4 to save the 3 Blacks. Then W5 completes White’s escape with a good shape “Bamboo Joint”. |