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Play the endgame (yose) correctly 003

Black to play. Black plays first and wins. ! When only gote moves are left, the most important thing is to defend against the opponent’s sente move.

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GM[1]FF[4]VW[]AP[goproblems.ru]
SZ[9]
ST[2]
AB[ib][gb][fb][eb][gd][hd][id][ge][gf][if][ab][ac][ae][af][bf]
[dc][ah][cg][ch][ci][di][df][de]
AW[he][ie][fc][fd][ed][db][cb][bb][ba][dh][dg][eg][fg][gg][hg]
[ig][hh][hi][cc][cd][bd][be][dd][ee][ef]
C[Black plays first and wins.
! When only gote moves are left, the most important thing is to defend against the opponent’s sente move.]
(;B[gc];W[hf];B[ad];W[cf];B[fh];W[ec];B[da]
C[Black 12, White 11.]
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(;B[hf]
BM[1]C[Black’s mistake!]
;W[gc];B[hc];W[ad];B[cf];W[ei];B[ec];W[ea];B[fa]
;W[da]
C[Black 14, White 14.
Conclusion: when only gote moves are left, the most important thing is to defend against the opponent’s sente move.]
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