Capture Puzzle cap-158 · Black to Capture in 7 · ★★★☆☆
Board: White stones at B4, C3, B2 (3 stones); Black stones at A3, B3, D3 (3 stones). Black plays first and must capture the marked stone within 7 moves. Shortest solution: 7 moves.
🔴 Capture the red-marked stone within 7 moves
Moves left: 7
Your move
Hint
- Black to play — find the move that cuts White's liberties.
- Move 2: keep the pressure — reduce White to one liberty (atari).
- Move 3: keep the pressure — reduce White to one liberty (atari).
- Black captures 2 stones!
- Black captures 1 stone!
- Move 6: keep the pressure — reduce White to one liberty (atari).
- Black captures 6 stones!
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