Go Puzzle Sheet #4.1

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Cutting and connecting


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Can White cut the two black stones apart?


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Can White cut the two single black stones apart?


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Can White cut the black group in two?


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How can Black connect up his stones near the top to form one group?


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What is Black's best play?


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Where can White cut?

This page gives some of the problems from Paul Smith's "Cambridge Go Puzzle Book". Some other pages are listed here [5].

It is part of the British Go Association web site [6].