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Ten Games at Danghu · Game 10

Ten Games at Danghu · Game 10. Go, White to play. Study 341 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 · C6

This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: C5, C7, B6, D6. 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 (341 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 C6
White C11
Black K17
White F17
Black C13
White I17
Black N17
White K3
Black I3
White G3
Black M3
White C8
Black E6
White F5
Black F6
White C5
Black B6
White G6
Black G7
White H6
Black B5
White B4
Black B3
White A4
Black H7
White I7
Black I6
White J6
Black I5
White G5
Black E4
White E5
Black D6
White J5
Black D5
White C4
Black J4
White K4
Black E3
White D2
Black E2
White D3
Black G2
White H2
Black D1
White C1
Black H3
White H4
Black F3
White I4
Black B1
White C2
Black G4
White H5
Black B2
White E1
Black A3
White F1
Black A5
White A2
Black I2
White F4
Black F2
White J2
Black G1
White O6
Black Q8
White O17
Black N16
White O14
Black R4
White R5
Black O8
White R3
Black Q3
White S4
Black Q4
White G3
Black D1
White E1
Black G4
White R2
Black Q2
White G3
Black N5
White N6
Black M6
White P7
Black L5
White P8
Black P9
White O9
Black Q9
White N9
Black G4
White M4
Black L4
White G3
Black M7
White R7
Black O11
White I1
Black H1
White J1
Black G4
White N3
Black N4
White G3
Black N8
White M8
Black N7
White R1
Black G4
White L8
Black R8
White S7
Black F1
White M2
Black L3
White O3
Black P5
White Q7
Black L2
White N2
Black K2
White G3
Black D1
White Q1
Black P2
White P1
Black L7
White M10
Black K8
White N12
Black R13
White R14
Black P13
White P14
Black Q12
White Q14
Black O10
White C14
Black D14
White C15
Black D13
White D15
Black E15
White B13
Black E17
White F16
Black E16
White B15
Black M11
White L10
Black I8
White J8
Black J9
White J7
Black N10
White M9
Black K11
White L11
Black L12
White M12
Black K10
White N11
Black K7
White L13
Black K12
White J17
Black O13
White N14
Black K16
White J15
Black K14
White E18
Black D18
White F18
Black N13
White F14
Black F15
White G15
Black G14
White F13
Black H15
White G16
Black E14
White E12
Black C16
White B16
Black B17
White C18
Black F12
White E13
Black A16
White B12
Black D19
White C19
Black B19
White B18
Black A18
White A19
Black A15
White B14
Black B19
White M13
Black C17
White K15
Black L15
White L14
Black J16
White I16
Black M15
White K13
Black J14
White I15
Black J13
White J12
Black I12
White I13
Black J11
White I14
Black J12
White M14
Black O18
White P18
Black N18
White H12
Black H9
White K18
Black L18
White L19
Black J18
White J19
Black K19
White O12
Black P12
White K18
Black G4
White J3
Black K19
White S8
Black R10
White K18
Black C3
White K5
Black K19
White P10
Black P11
White K18
Black S6
White S5
Black K19
White O5
Black O4
White K18
Black P19
White Q18
Black K19
White R12
Black R11
White K18
Black S3
White S2
Black K19
White S10
Black S12
White K18
Black M19
White I18
Black L17
White S14
Black S13
White S9
Black S11
White I10
Black I9
White F9
Black F10
White G10
Black E11
White G12
Black F11
White D12
Black E9
White G9
Black G11
White H10
Black H11
White I11
Black J10
White R9
Black Q10
White D11
Black E10
White K9
Black L9
White M18
Black M17
White K9
Black H8
White F7
Black L9
White F8
Black M11
White E8
Black B8
White B9
Black C7
White C9
Black Q19
White R19
Black O19
White R18
Black O16
White P17
Black D8
White D9
Black E7
White D7
Black A9
White A10
Black D8
White D10
Black A8
White G3
Black H2
White A14
Black K19
White J18
Black E19
White F19
Black O15
White P15
Black Q5
White R6
Black A17
White K6

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