Ten Games at Danghu · Game 5
Ten Games at Danghu · Game 5. Go, White to play. Study 287 reference plies, try both sides and branch from the replay.
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 · N17
This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: N16, N18, M17, O17. Diagonal neighbours are not part of the same group. More than one liberty does not by itself establish life; examine the next move.
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 (287 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
N17 - White
I17 - Black
M3 - White
C14 - Black
C9 - White
C7 - Black
F3 - White
K3 - Black
G17 - White
Q9 - Black
N15 - White
C11 - Black
I3 - White
O14 - Black
N14 - White
O17 - Black
O18 - White
P18 - Black
N18 - White
N13 - Black
M13 - White
N12 - Black
M12 - White
M11 - Black
Q18 - White
P19 - Black
N11 - White
O15 - Black
N16 - White
O11 - Black
N10 - White
O10 - Black
Q14 - White
R14 - Black
R9 - White
Q8 - Black
O16 - White
P17 - Black
P15 - White
O13 - Black
R15 - White
R13 - Black
N9 - White
L11 - Black
O9 - White
Q16 - Black
P10 - White
O6 - Black
P7 - White
Q7 - Black
L9 - White
K9 - Black
K8 - White
L13 - Black
L12 - White
K12 - Black
M14 - White
K10 - Black
J8 - White
K15 - Black
K17 - White
K18 - Black
J11 - White
K11 - Black
J16 - White
I15 - Black
I16 - White
L17 - Black
L16 - White
H16 - Black
K16 - White
H17 - Black
H15 - White
H14 - Black
G15 - White
G16 - Black
I14 - White
J15 - Black
J13 - White
I13 - Black
J14 - White
L15 - Black
L18 - White
F15 - Black
G14 - White
H13 - Black
F14 - White
J12 - Black
E15 - White
F16 - Black
G12 - White
J18 - Black
M17 - White
H11 - Black
G11 - White
G13 - Black
E14 - White
F13 - Black
D12 - White
E13 - Black
D13 - White
D14 - Black
C17 - White
D11 - Black
E12 - White
E11 - Black
F12 - White
B13 - Black
H10 - White
I11 - Black
E17 - White
F17 - Black
E18 - White
F18 - Black
G10 - White
I9 - Black
E9 - White
B16 - Black
B17 - White
C16 - Black
D15 - White
B18 - Black
A18 - White
C18 - Black
D18 - White
B9 - Black
B10 - White
D9 - Black
C8 - White
D8 - Black
B11 - White
B12 - Black
B7 - White
B8 - Black
C10 - White
D10 - Black
A8 - White
B6 - Black
A9 - White
B8 - Black
B9 - White
C12 - Black
C6 - White
D7 - Black
C5 - White
H8 - Black
G8 - White
G7 - Black
H7 - White
F8 - Black
G9 - White
H6 - Black
I7 - White
I10 - Black
F7 - White
G6 - Black
F6 - White
F5 - Black
E8 - White
E5 - Black
D6 - White
E6 - Black
E7 - White
G4 - Black
C15 - White
B15 - Black
B19 - White
J5 - Black
A16 - White
A15 - Black
B14 - White
A17 - Black
C13 - White
D17 - Black
A14 - White
K6 - Black
N7 - White
N5 - Black
M5 - White
M6 - Black
N6 - White
O5 - Black
L6 - White
L5 - Black
M7 - White
M4 - Black
C4 - White
M6 - Black
Q15 - White
R16 - Black
M5 - White
C14 - Black
D14 - White
M6 - Black
P12 - White
P13 - Black
M5 - White
A13 - Black
C14 - White
M6 - Black
O12 - White
L7 - Black
L8 - White
C3 - Black
K2 - White
B3 - Black
B5 - White
J2 - Black
L2 - White
J3 - Black
P3 - White
R4 - Black
R3 - White
R2 - Black
Q3 - White
S3 - Black
R5 - White
R6 - Black
Q4 - White
S5 - Black
S4 - White
O7 - Black
N8 - White
R4 - Black
H12 - White
I12 - Black
S4 - White
M10 - Black
M9 - White
R4 - Black
L14 - White
K14 - Black
S4 - White
E10 - Black
F9 - White
R4 - Black
J9 - White
K13 - Black
S4 - White
M15 - Black
M16 - White
R4 - Black
S16 - White
P14 - Black
S4 - White
Q12 - Black
P11 - White
R4 - Black
S15 - White
S17 - Black
S4 - White
O19 - Black
M19 - White
R4 - Black
J10 - White
J14 - Black
S4 - White
N3 - Black
N2 - White
R4 - Black
I6 - White
Q5 - Black
I5 - White
L3 - Black
I2 - White
J1 - Black
E2 - White
D2 - Black
E3 - White
D3 - Black
H4 - White
A4 - Black
B4 - White
A3 - Black
A5 - White
B1 - Black
C17 - White
C19 - Black
R11 - White
G5 - Black
R8 - White
G2 - Black
G3 - White
I1