Go Puzzle Sheet #11.1

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Endgame positions


. . . O # # . . .
. . . O O # . . .
. . O . O # . # .
O O O O # # . . .
O # # . # O # # #
# . # . # O O O #
. # . # # O . . O
. . # O O . O O .
. . # O . . . . .

There's only one worthwhile place for Black to play. Where is it?


. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
O O O O . . O . .
. # . O O O . . .
# # # # # O O O O
. . # . . # O . O
. . . # . . # O #
. . . . . # . # #
. . . . . . . . .

There's only one worthwhile place for Black to play. Where is it?


. . . . . . . # .
. . # . . . # # O
. . . # # # # O O
. # # O O O O O .
. # O O , . . . O
. # . . O O . O .
. # # # # O O . .
. . . . # # . O .
. . . . # . O O .

Is this game finished, apart from neutral points?


. . . O # . . . .
. . . O # . . . .
. O . O # . # . .
. . . O O # . . .
. . . O , . # . .
. . O O O . # . .
. O . O . . # . .
. . . O O # . # .
. . . O . # . . .

Is this game finished, apart from neutral points?


. . # . # O O # .
. . # . # O # . #
# # # # # O # # #
. O # O O O O O .
# # O . O . . O #
O O O . . O O O O
. . . O O # # # #
. O . O # # . # .
. . . O . . # . .

Black to play. Where is biggest?


. # . . # O . O .
. . # . # O O O O
. . # # O # # # O
. . # O O . # . #
. # . O , O . # .
# # O . . O . # .
# O O . . O O # .
O . . . . O . # .
. O . . . O . # .

Which two points are worth playing and which should White play first?

This page gives some of the problems from Paul Smith's "Cambridge Go Puzzle Book". Some other pages are listed here.

It is part of the British Go Association web site.

A few simple rules ... limitless possibilities

Endgame positions