Capture Puzzle cap-185 · Black to Capture in 11 · ★★★★☆
Board: White stones at B4, C3, A2 (3 stones); Black stones at A4, D4, B2, A1, D1 (5 stones). Black plays first and must capture the marked stone within 11 moves. Shortest solution: 11 moves.
🔴 Capture the red-marked stone within 11 moves
Moves left: 11
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).
- Black captures 2 stones!
- Move 4: keep the pressure — reduce White to one liberty (atari).
- Black captures 1 stone!
- Black captures 1 stone!
- Black captures 2 stones!
- Move 8: keep the pressure — reduce White to one liberty (atari).
- Black captures 2 stones!
- Move 10: keep the pressure — reduce White to one liberty (atari).
- Black captures 5 stones!
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