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Ten Games at Danghu · Game 1

Ten Games at Danghu · Game 1. Go, White to play. Study 260 reference plies, try both sides and branch from the replay.

0 pliesWhite starts

Site coordinates run A–S left to right and 1–19 top to bottom; A1 is the top-left intersection.

Read the position, one decision at a time

Try the position first, then open the notes. They explain measurable changes in the reference, not every possible variation.

Reveal step-by-step explanations

1. White · Q6

This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: Q5, Q7, P6, R6. Diagonal neighbours are not part of the same group. More than one liberty does not by itself establish life; examine the next move.

2. Black · Q11

This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: Q10, Q12, P11, R11. Diagonal neighbours are not part of the same group. More than one liberty does not by itself establish life; examine the next move.

3. White · Q13

This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: Q12, Q14, P13, R13. Diagonal neighbours are not part of the same group. More than one liberty does not by itself establish life; examine the next move.

4. Black · F3

This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: F2, F4, E3, G3. Diagonal neighbours are not part of the same group. More than one liberty does not by itself establish life; examine the next move.

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Understand this position

19 ranks × 19 files · 2 black stones · 2 white stones

Replay a few moves before advancing to the end. At each pause, compare the last position with the next one: which lines opened, which groups connected, and which points became contested? Use “Start new trial here” to investigate an alternative, then return to the reference.

Read the reference line (260 plies)

Coordinates match this board: letters left to right, row numbers from top to bottom. These are board coordinates, not traditional score notation.

White Q6
Black Q11
White Q13
Black F3
White C14
Black K17
White E14
Black F15
White F14
Black G14
White G15
Black F16
White H15
Black G13
White H17
Black G17
White H18
Black J14
White I14
Black I13
White J15
Black K15
White J13
Black K14
White H13
Black I12
White G12
Black F13
White H14
Black D13
White E13
Black F12
White E12
Black F11
White H12
Black I11
White G10
Black F10
White D10
Black G9
White H10
Black D9
White E9
Black D11
White D8
Black E11
White D14
Black C11
White C16
Black C17
White D17
Black E17
White B17
Black D18
White B18
Black F9
White I10
Black F5
White E6
Black C9
White E3
Black E2
White D2
Black F2
White F18
Black C3
White C4
Black D3
White B3
Black C2
White C8
Black B9
White B2
Black E4
White B8
Black G18
White G19
Black J10
White J9
Black K10
White K9
Black L9
White K12
Black K13
White L10
Black J12
White I8
Black M9
White L12
Black O14
White M14
Black M15
White P14
Black O13
White N15
Black O15
White L15
Black O16
White M16
Black H16
White J16
Black K16
White J11
Black K11
White L11
Black J11
White L13
Black M17
White N17
Black N16
White M18
Black L17
White O17
Black P17
White P18
Black L16
White Q17
Black M15
White P10
Black N11
White P11
Black P9
White O9
Black P8
White Q10
Black P6
White N10
Black M10
White M11
Black O11
White O7
Black P7
White L8
Black M8
White M7
Black L7
White K8
Black N7
White M6
Black N8
White B12
Black C15
White B16
Black B15
White B14
Black D15
White A15
Black C13
White B13
Black A16
White A14
Black E18
White F19
Black C18
White E15
Black E16
White C19
Black B19
White B11
Black B10
White A19
Black G16
White J17
Black A17
White D19
Black E19
White G7
Black F7
White F6
Black E8
White E7
Black F8
White G5
Black B19
White C19
Black C6
White B5
Black A8
White A7
Black A10
White I16
Black B7
White D7
Black E5
White D5
Black A6
White B1
Black G4
White H19
Black H7
White H8
Black N6
White M5
Black P12
White Q12
Black R9
White R11
Black P15
White Q15
Black M4
White Q3
Black P3
White L4
Black M3
White Q4
Black R7
White R6
Black Q2
White R2
Black P2
White R1
Black D6
White G6
Black A5
White A4
Black C7
White B6
Black A7
White A2
Black J4
White M16
Black N14
White I4
Black I5
White J5
Black H4
White I6
Black H5
White H6
Black A11
White A12
Black E10
White K4
Black J3
White K3
Black K5
White J6
Black K2
White L5
Black L2
White K18
Black L18
White L19
Black M15
White J18
Black P13
White Q14
Black O10
White N5
Black S4
White Q7
Black R8
White R5
Black O5
White R3
Black C1
White N4
Black N3
White O4
Black P5

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