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Shusaku historical game · 1847-09-11

1847-09-11 · Black won by 7 points · Shusaku historical game · 1847-09-11. Go, Black to play, 1847-09-11. Study 326 reference plies, try both sides and branch from the replay.

0 pliesBlack 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. Black · Q4

This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: Q3, Q5, P4, R4. Diagonal neighbours are not part of the same group. More than one liberty does not by itself establish life; examine the next move.

2. White · D3

This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: D2, D4, C3, E3. Diagonal neighbours are not part of the same group. More than one liberty does not by itself establish life; examine the next move.

3. Black · P17

This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: P16, P18, O17, Q17. Diagonal neighbours are not part of the same group. More than one liberty does not by itself establish life; examine the next move.

4. White · O3

This move captures 0 stones. After captures, the connected group containing the new stone has 1 stones and 4 liberties: O2, O4, N3, P3. 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 · 0 black stones · 0 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 (326 plies)

Coordinates match this board: letters left to right, row numbers from top to bottom. These are board coordinates, not traditional score notation.

Black Q4
White D3
Black P17
White O3
Black C16
White Q15
Black P5
White N16
Black P15
White P16
Black O16
White Q16
Black O17
White O15
Black P14
White Q17
Black N17
White N15
Black L17
White Q14
Black P13
White Q12
Black N13
White L14
Black J16
White L12
Black P10
White E17
Black N4
White M3
Black C5
White C13
Black D15
White C10
Black D17
White C4
Black D5
White F4
Black C8
White M4
Black M10
White G15
Black I14
White M11
Black N10
White L10
Black L9
White K10
Black D13
White C14
Black E16
White F16
Black E18
White G13
Black D12
White C12
Black I12
White G11
Black K13
White M13
Black I10
White K9
Black F12
White G12
Black E10
White G9
Black F10
White G10
Black B10
White D9
Black D8
White E9
Black F9
White E8
Black F8
White E7
Black B11
White C11
Black C9
White D10
Black E4
White D14
Black E14
White F14
Black E13
White F6
Black E3
White K16
Black K17
White E15
Black F15
White J15
Black I15
White E15
Black F17
White F15
Black I8
White H7
Black M5
White B5
Black B6
White B4
Black N12
White L8
Black L5
White M9
Black N14
White I16
Black J17
White H16
Black K14
White M14
Black L15
White N9
Black M12
White L13
Black M15
White Q3
Black R3
White P3
Black R2
White K3
Black P8
White R11
Black I7
White M7
Black H6
White H8
Black I3
White O7
Black N6
White J3
Black O8
White N7
Black P7
White I2
Black R10
White K7
Black Q11
White R12
Black D2
White C2
Black D4
White C3
Black F2
White C6
Black D6
White C7
Black D7
White B7
Black B8
White A6
Black H2
White H3
Black I4
White G2
Black G3
White H1
Black H4
White F5
Black H2
White R4
Black R5
White H3
Black N3
White N2
Black H2
White O6
Black L2
White M2
Black J2
White O5
Black J5
White H3
Black K2
White L3
Black H2
White P4
Black Q5
White H3
Black G6
White G7
Black H2
White P18
Black Q18
White R18
Black I1
White N5
Black C1
White B1
Black D1
White C15
Black B16
White D16
Black G17
White E17
Black C18
White I18
Black O19
White S10
Black S11
White O9
Black P9
White S9
Black R9
White S8
Black Q13
White R13
Black P12
White R7
Black N11
White K12
Black Q19
White R19
Black P19
White G18
Black J18
White I9
Black J6
White J12
Black I13
White F18
Black E16
White H17
Black E17
White Q2
Black R8
White S7
Black Q7
White R6
Black B2
White B15
Black A15
White A14
Black A16
White R1
Black J9
White H9
Black J8
White J10
Black J11
White F19
Black I19
White H19
Black J19
White B12
Black A13
White B13
Black A1
White B3
Black B14
White O10
Black O11
White A14
Black R17
White R16
Black B14
White N19
Black O18
White A14
Black R14
White S14
Black B14
White Q10
Black Q9
White A14
Black S17
White S16
Black B14
White K6
Black K5
White A14
Black S18
White S19
Black B14
White K11
Black I11
White A14
Black I17
White H18
Black B14
White M17
Black M16
White A14
Black Q1
White P1
Black B14
White J13
Black J14
White A14
Black Q6
White S12
Black B14
White A12
Black A14
White E19
Black D19
White A10
Black N8
White A11
Black A9
White B9
Black B10
White A7
Black S4
White R15
Black M6
White F3
Black G5
White L1
Black K1
White M1
Black D15
White F7
Black A3
White A4
Black D16
White S2
Black B1
White J7
Black I6
White L7
Black A2
White L11
Black S3
White Q1

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