Capture Puzzle cap-171 · Black to Capture in 7 · ★★★☆☆
Board: White stones at B3 (1 stones); Black stones at A4, D4, A3, D3 (4 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.
- Black captures 1 stone!
- Move 3: keep the pressure — reduce White to one liberty (atari).
- Black captures 1 stone!
- Move 5: keep the pressure — reduce White to one liberty (atari).
- Move 6: keep the pressure — reduce White to one liberty (atari).
- Black captures 4 stones!
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