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Ten Games at Danghu · Game 4

Ten Games at Danghu · Game 4. Go, White to play. Study 270 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 · F17

This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: F16, F18, E17, G17. 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 · K17

This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: K16, K18, J17, L17. 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 (270 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 F17
Black K17
White Q13
Black N17
White I17
Black C13
White C11
Black F3
White N3
Black P6
White P7
Black O6
White Q5
Black N4
White M4
Black O3
White N2
Black Q4
White O2
Black P2
White Q2
Black O1
White L3
Black R4
White Q8
Black R7
White Q7
Black M6
White I3
Black F5
White E6
Black F6
White F7
Black H3
White I4
Black D5
White E5
Black E4
White D3
Black C5
White E7
Black B3
White B2
Black B4
White F2
Black G2
White E2
Black H4
White C2
Black C8
White I2
Black H6
White E3
Black F4
White H8
Black D9
White I7
Black I5
White E9
Black E10
White F9
Black J6
White D10
Black B9
White N5
Black O4
White N6
Black O7
White L6
Black A2
White D1
Black J7
White O8
Black N8
White N7
Black O9
White J8
Black K8
White L8
Black K9
White K7
Black G7
White L9
Black G8
White G9
Black K10
White I10
Black G5
White P8
Black N10
White P10
Black P9
White Q9
Black Q10
White P11
Black P12
White O11
Black N11
White O12
Black R13
White P13
Black R12
White R10
Black R11
White R8
Black S10
White S9
Black R9
White N12
Black L10
White R10
Black M5
White M7
Black R9
White M11
Black M10
White R10
Black M3
White L5
Black R9
White N9
Black M9
White R10
Black Q15
White S11
Black Q16
White K12
Black J11
White I6
Black J12
White K13
Black E11
White F12
Black H12
White J5
Black H7
White H5
Black R5
White R6
Black I5
White I8
Black J14
White J13
Black I13
White I14
Black H14
White I15
Black H15
White I16
Black K14
White L14
Black K15
White N16
Black M16
White N15
Black M15
White O17
Black L13
White Q17
Black R17
White R18
Black Q18
White P17
Black R15
White S17
Black N14
White P15
Black O14
White P14
Black S16
White R16
Black J4
White K6
Black R17
White L12
Black M13
White M12
Black F16
White G13
Black H13
White E17
Black E16
White D17
Black C17
White C18
Black G17
White G18
Black G16
White H18
Black B18
White J18
Black M18
White R16
Black D18
White E18
Black R17
White I11
Black I12
White R16
Black C19
White S15
Black M2
White L2
Black N1
White H5
Black E19
White K18
Black L18
White K16
Black J16
White J17
Black L16
White I19
Black I5
White N18
Black M17
White H5
Black G11
White F18
Black I5
White J15
Black K16
White H5
Black S12
White S7
Black I5
White F11
Black F10
White H5
Black G10
White I5
Black O18
White P18
Black N19
White D8
Black C9
White C7
Black B7
White C6
Black D6
White D7
Black B6
White H9
Black O13
White Q12
Black B1
White F1
Black M8
White O10
Black N9
White L7
Black O15
White O16
Black K19
White F19
Black D19
White C4
Black B5
White P19
Black L1
White K1
Black O19
White S5
Black S4
White J9
Black M1
White C1
Black A3

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