Weekly Go problems: Week 140

Here are the weekly Go problems for week 140.

Black plays first in all problems and all solutions are labeled ‘correct’. Have fun!

Easy Go problem

One of the Golden Rules of Go is “take care of yourself when attacking.”

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Intermediate Go problem

There are two basic tactics in capturing races; reduce liberties or increase them. You’ll need special tesuji here.

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Hard Go problem

The aji in Black’s lone cutting stone is surprisingly strong! Just be careful in the corner.

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Still want more Go problems?

You can find Go books packed full of life and death problems, tesuji problems and other valuable Go knowledge at the Go Game Shop.

Discuss other possible moves

If you have any questions or want to discuss any of these problems, please leave a comment below at any time. You can use the coordinates on the problem images to discuss a move or sequence of moves.

You can also download the solutions as a PDF or SGF file by clicking the links below each problem.

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