Go (Baduk, Weiqi) problems with solutions
Problems on: Life-and-death problems
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 001
1 Black to play Kill the white group Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 002
2 Black to play Win the fight in the corner Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 003
3 Black to play Start a ko fight (sacrifice stones to destroy the eye shape of the white group) Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 004
4 Black to play Win the capturing race Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 005
5 Black to play Win the capturing race (use the special properties of the corner) Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 006
6 Black to play Kill the white group (the combination of the first two moves matters) Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 007
7 Black to play Start a ko fight (use the shortage of liberties of the white stones) Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 008
8 Black to play Make life for the group; do not let White get a ko fight Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 009
9 Black to play Save the six stones Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 010
10 Black to play Kill the white group Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 011
11 Black to play Save the six stones in the corner Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 012
12 Black to play Save the six stones (beware of a ko fight) Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 013
13 Black to play Make life for the group (Black must sacrifice a stone to get two eyes). Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 014
14 Black to play Kill the white group; the first move matters most Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 015
15 Black to play Kill the white group (Black must exploit the shortage of liberties of the white stones) Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 016
16 Black to play Win the semeai (the first move must secure Black’s victory) Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 017
17 Black to play Live in the corner by capturing three white stones (Black’s first move is a tesuji that exploits the shortage of liberties of the white stones) Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 018
18 Black to play Make life for the group; the first move matters most Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 019
19 Black to play Make life for the group (Black must take the point that is vital for making eyes) Read more…
Life-and-death problem (tsumego) 020
20 Black to play Start a ko fight Read more…