Ten Games at Danghu · Game 8
Ten Games at Danghu · Game 8. Go, White to play. Study 223 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 · 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.
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 (223 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
N3 - Black
O5 - White
J3 - Black
Q8 - White
Q7 - Black
R8 - White
O7 - Black
P8 - White
O6 - Black
M5 - White
Q4 - Black
Q3 - White
P5 - Black
O4 - White
P3 - Black
R4 - White
Q5 - Black
Q2 - White
N5 - Black
N4 - White
M4 - Black
N6 - White
O3 - Black
N5 - White
L4 - Black
L5 - White
P2 - Black
R5 - White
R6 - Black
R2 - White
N7 - Black
K5 - White
N9 - Black
N11 - White
M11 - Black
N10 - White
M10 - Black
M9 - White
L7 - Black
L9 - White
O9 - Black
N12 - White
J7 - Black
J6 - White
M12 - Black
N13 - White
J4 - Black
I7 - White
J8 - Black
H6 - White
K10 - Black
E6 - White
R11 - Black
R12 - White
Q12 - Black
R13 - White
R14 - Black
R10 - White
P11 - Black
Q10 - White
Q14 - Black
E17 - White
F18 - Black
H17 - White
F15 - Black
E14 - White
E18 - Black
D18 - White
C18 - Black
D19 - White
F14 - Black
F13 - White
G13 - Black
F12 - White
G12 - Black
G11 - White
F11 - Black
D13 - White
D15 - Black
E15 - White
F16 - Black
H11 - White
I12 - Black
H9 - White
M17 - Black
M16 - White
N16 - Black
K12 - White
J14 - Black
H12 - White
H13 - Black
H15 - White
I16 - Black
I15 - White
J15 - Black
J16 - White
H14 - Black
K15 - White
K14 - Black
M15 - White
C16 - Black
E16 - White
M14 - Black
L14 - White
L13 - Black
L15 - White
N15 - Black
M13 - White
K16 - Black
L16 - White
L17 - Black
N14 - White
J17 - Black
K16 - White
K18 - Black
M14 - White
I11 - Black
I10 - White
H16 - Black
J18 - White
C17 - Black
D17 - White
B15 - Black
B12 - White
J10 - Black
I8 - White
L10 - Black
G16 - White
I14 - Black
P15 - White
O16 - Black
O18 - White
S13 - Black
Q17 - White
N18 - Black
Q16 - White
Q15 - Black
P17 - White
O14 - Black
O17 - White
N17 - Black
I17 - White
I5 - Black
I6 - White
F10 - Black
B10 - White
C9 - Black
B9 - White
G9 - Black
H10 - White
F6 - Black
F7 - White
G7 - Black
G6 - White
F5 - Black
E7 - White
G8 - Black
H4 - White
G4 - Black
H5 - White
C8 - Black
E9 - White
E8 - Black
F8 - White
F9 - Black
C10 - White
D10 - Black
D8 - White
D9 - Black
E4 - White
G3 - Black
C7 - White
B8 - Black
B11 - White
H3 - Black
E5 - White
E3 - Black
I4 - White
J5 - Black
K6 - White
I3 - Black
B7 - White
A8 - Black
D3 - White
S12 - Black
D11 - White
D2 - Black
C3 - White
C2 - Black
B3 - White
S5 - Black
S3 - White
G5 - Black
A7 - White
E10 - Black
E8 - White
B2 - Black
A2 - White
K4 - Black
A9 - White
B17 - Black
R16 - White
L18 - Black
B14 - White
M6 - Black
H8 - White
K7 - Black
H7 - White
H18 - Black
I18 - White
E12 - Black
E13 - White
L6 - Black
C12 - White
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