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Ten Games at Danghu · Game 2

Ten Games at Danghu · Game 2. Go, White to play. Study 290 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 · 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.

3. White · K3

This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: K2, K4, J3, L3. 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 · 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.

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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 (290 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 F3
White K3
Black Q11
White F17
Black K17
White C11
Black M3
White Q9
Black C13
White M17
Black Q14
White F4
Black G4
White E3
Black F2
White G5
Black F5
White E4
Black H4
White G6
Black E2
White D2
Black C3
White D3
Black I3
White K5
Black I6
White N3
Black N4
White M2
Black O3
White N2
Black P6
White Q5
Black M4
White O2
Black P2
White L3
Black Q4
White P7
Black P5
White K7
Black P8
White P9
Black O7
White Q8
Black Q7
White R7
Black J2
White Q2
Black P1
White Q3
Black P3
White R4
Black K2
White L2
Black R3
White Q15
Black R14
White P7
Black R5
White O8
Black C9
White C7
Black E17
White F18
Black E9
White E18
Black D18
White F15
Black R15
White R16
Black H17
White C18
Black D19
White P14
Black P13
White O13
Black O14
White P15
Black P12
White H15
Black Q17
White Q16
Black N17
White N18
Black O17
White P17
Black O18
White P18
Black M18
White L18
Black L17
White M19
Black M16
White N13
Black N15
White R12
Black R11
White R13
Black N11
White D14
Black C14
White C15
Black D15
White C17
Black D17
White B15
Black E15
White F14
Black E14
White D13
Black E13
White D12
Black F16
White G16
Black F13
White H18
Black I18
White G17
Black C16
White B16
Black C12
White D11
Black B11
White B10
Black B12
White C10
Black B14
White B18
Black A18
White A17
Black B19
White A11
Black I17
White H13
Black C19
White A19
Black G14
White G15
Black A18
White O11
Black O12
White N12
Black M11
White P11
Black S13
White L13
Black S15
White A19
Black A15
White N14
Black O15
White A13
Black A18
White S12
Black Q12
White A19
Black S16
White A18
Black E11
White R17
Black B9
White A14
Black S17
White S18
Black R18
White R19
Black S19
White S14
Black Q13
White S18
Black D10
White A12
Black S19
White F10
Black E10
White S18
Black E12
White B13
Black S19
White S3
Black S4
White S18
Black K14
White L15
Black L14
White L12
Black S19
White O19
Black M15
White S18
Black J12
White J13
Black K13
White I12
Black J11
White G13
Black I11
White H11
Black H10
White G11
Black E7
White L11
Black S19
White O16
Black N16
White S18
Black I14
White H14
Black S19
White F9
Black F8
White S18
Black H8
White L9
Black S19
White G8
Black G7
White S18
Black K8
White Q18
Black L8
White M9
Black N10
White O10
Black R9
White I15
Black J14
White J8
Black K9
White K10
Black J9
White J10
Black M8
White R10
Black Q10
White N9
Black I10
White I13
Black M18
White D8
Black E8
White F6
Black E6
White E5
Black C6
White B6
Black C5
White C4
Black B5
White B4
Black H6
White G9
Black H5
White N7
Black M7
White B7
Black D7
White A5
Black N19
White S9
Black S10
White S8
Black S11
White N18
Black K18
White M17
Black H19
White M14
Black L16
White F11
Black D6
White N6
Black M6
White N5
Black M5
White M18
Black D1
White C1
Black E1
White C2
Black A8
White J16
Black G18
White C8
Black D9
White A6
Black R6

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