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Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 011

11 Black to play Save the six stones in the corner

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GM[1]FF[4]VW[]AP[goproblems.ru]
SZ[19]
AB[bb][bc][cc][cd][ce][de][ed][fd][fe][fb][ff][hf]
AW[cb][dc][eb][dd][gb][gc][ic][ee][ef][eg][bd][be][cf][cg]
C[11
Black to play
Save the six stones in the corner]
;B[ea]
TE[1]C[Correct answer]
;W[fc];B[db]
(;W[da]
C[See the variation]
;B[ec]
C[…The combination of 1 and 3 is very important. After 5 White cannot connect at 3 because of a shortage of liberties. Black captures two white stones and connects to the outside group.]
LB[db:3][ec:5][da:4][fc:2][ea:1]
)
(;W[ec];B[ca]
C[…If White plays 4, Black lives in the corner with 5.]
LB[ca:5][ec:4][db:3][fc:2][ea:1]
))

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