Go Life and Death 1000 Problems

Author: Wang Zhipeng et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
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Excerpt: For beginners learning Go, the first step is to learn how to capture opponent's stones. This is like a newborn baby, where "eating" is their instinct for survival. When beginners capture an opponent's stone during a game, they often feel extremely excited and proud, as if they have great skills and consider themselves a "victorious general." At this moment, it is the beginning of interest formation for everyone and also a necessary path in the growth process of every Go player. After learning to capture stones, the next step is to learn how to protect one's own stones well so that the opponent cannot capture them, which requires mastering the skill of creating live stones. This is also similar to humans—under any difficult conditions, humans instinctively seek survival. Similarly, when playing Go, we must do everything possible to ensure the survival of our stones, which requires the basic techniques of creating live stones. Specifically: first, expand the eye space to increase the area for creating live stones; second, seize key points to master the techniques of creating live stones; and third, firmly remember the military principle, "Only by effectively protecting oneself can one better eliminate the enemy," and creating live stones is a concrete manifestation of preserving oneself. Before solving these exercises, please review the methods of creating live stones and the basic shapes of life and death.
The excerpt contains 117 problems, all with black moving first. These problems feature common patterns found at the corners of the board. Can you correctly create live stones?