British Go Journal No. 65. July 1985. Page 29.

Middle-Game Solution

Francis Roads

This is the answer to the problem on page 12.

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Black proceeds with the ladder anyway.
White's ladder breaker doesn't work – it only suceeds in turning the ladder in a different direction!

I am ashamed to say that I was white in this game, and that my opponent, Sam Perlo-Freeman, spotted what was going on before I did.

There is a proverb that says, "if you can't read ladders, give up Go"; you can see why.

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