GIPF: Puzzle #17

Don’t mind loosing a piece…

White to move. Which move secures a win on the second move?

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Correct answer:

  • i4-c2

Black must capture. They can do so by either playing a3-c5;x or d8-d6;x. In both cases they must remove a piece on the b2-i4 line (d3 or e4), meaning that White, again coming from dot i4, will capture Black’s last GIPF with his next move.

Option 1

Option 2

The puzzle is taken from www.gipf.com. The original puzzle is here.