44 Kyu Problems

The fate of a failed ladder attack

If we recall the position from the last lesson, white had failed to capture black in a ladder.

static . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . + . . . O X O . . . . . . O X X O . . . . . . O X X O . . . . . + O X X + . . . . . . O X . . . . . . . . . . . .

White has many weaknesses that cannot be fixed with a single move.

static . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . + . . . O X O T . . . . . O X X O T . . . . . O X X O . . . . . T O X X + . . . . . T O X . . . . . . . . . . . . --- triangle: T

Black has many opportunities to make double atari.