tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344875565140685010.post3672370593752087789..comments2023-10-28T13:35:45.830-07:00Comments on Tak Thoughts: Puzzle #3: How would you respond to this board state?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344875565140685010.post-22963007681835237962017-03-04T05:58:23.412-08:002017-03-04T05:58:23.412-08:00I would take C3 with my wall on B2.
Then place ano...I would take C3 with my wall on B2.<br />Then place another wall at C3 if white flattens my C3 stack.<br /><br />Black will be able to either take the stack at D2 (if the cap flattens the new wall) or move their wall up to C4 and threaten to take that stack.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13072139013442937895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344875565140685010.post-68197193408113406522017-02-11T03:18:04.003-08:002017-02-11T03:18:04.003-08:00Thanks for your response!
I was even thinking Sb5...Thanks for your response!<br /><br />I was even thinking Sb5 instead of Sb2. I felt Sb2 was too little, too late and also, too near the capstone. Had I been Tako, I would have played Sb5 to have a shot at stopping both the vertical and horizontal threats. Not sure if it would have worked...but, I believe it had a better shot than Sb2.Bill Leightonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799570528435850250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344875565140685010.post-6442653501374627512017-02-09T06:15:37.479-08:002017-02-09T06:15:37.479-08:00So b2> doesn't really help - white responds...So b2> doesn't really help - white responds with d3, which is tinuë in about 2 moves.<br /><br />Se2 doesn't work - again, white plays d3, and black doesn't get to take the d2 stack.<br /><br />d4< obviously doesn't work.<br /><br />And... that's it, as far as I can tell. The cap stack can't go south without leaving a white piece on e4, none of the possible captures work, and the only placement is Se2, which doesn't work. So it's road to tinuë at this point.<br /><br />Going back a move, I'd play Sb4 instead of Sb2. Still not a good situation for black, though.Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932088214807837792noreply@blogger.com