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Ten Games at Danghu · Game 9

Ten Games at Danghu · Game 9. Go, White to play. Study 251 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 (251 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 C6
White O6
Black M3
White K3
Black I3
White G3
Black Q8
White O8
Black R4
White R5
Black O11
White M4
Black N3
White L4
Black Q5
White R6
Black N5
White N4
Black O4
White O5
Black N6
White O7
Black M7
White R3
Black Q3
White S4
Black R2
White Q4
Black P2
White M8
Black L8
White L9
Black M9
White N8
Black L7
White K9
Black J7
White I2
Black M10
White P10
Black P11
White N10
Black N11
White M11
Black L10
White I9
Black J10
White K8
Black J5
White I7
Black I6
White H7
Black H6
White I4
Black G7
White G8
Black F8
White G6
Black F7
White K10
Black L11
White F6
Black G4
White H4
Black G10
White K7
Black K11
White K6
Black E6
White F4
Black Q17
White P17
Black Q16
White Q18
Black R18
White P18
Black Q14
White P14
Black R14
White N16
Black M17
White L15
Black I16
White H17
Black J16
White J14
Black I14
White I13
Black H14
White L13
Black M14
White O13
Black R13
White M13
Black N14
White N13
Black K13
White R17
Black R16
White K12
Black J12
White J13
Black K14
White K15
Black L12
White L14
Black G13
White H16
Black I15
White L18
Black K18
White L17
Black L19
White M18
Black E18
White F14
Black E16
White F16
Black G15
White F15
Black E12
White C15
Black C16
White D15
Black B15
White B14
Black B16
White C14
Black B13
White D13
Black D12
White F18
Black E15
White F13
Black F12
White D14
Black D18
White I12
Black H13
White J17
Black K16
White J18
Black F19
White G19
Black H18
White G16
Black G18
White J19
Black L16
White N18
Black K19
White E19
Black H19
White C12
Black A14
White F19
Black A15
White G14
Black H15
White I18
Black M16
White I11
Black O10
White G11
Black G12
White H9
Black G9
White C8
Black B10
White B6
Black B5
White B7
Black C5
White C10
Black B9
White E10
Black H11
White H10
Black F11
White H8
Black E9
White D9
Black B8
White C7
Black A13
White B3
Black E7
White E5
Black D5
White B4
Black A4
White A3
Black A5
White C4
Black J11
White I10
Black O15
White P15
Black O17
White O18
Black O16
White D19
Black B18
White P5
Black L2
White K2
Black R19
White C18
Black B19
White E17
Black D17
White C19
Black C17
White R9
Black R8
White Q9
Black P9
White S8
Black S7
White S9
Black Q10
White R7
Black R10
White S6
Black S10
White S7
Black Q12
White P13
Black K12
White J15
Black P8
White L1
Black M1
White K1
Black M2
White S2
Black R1
White H12
Black G11
White M12
Black N9
White O9

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