Philosophy & Ko — Life & Death reading trains your eyes to find vital points and secure two eyes under pressure. Today we work at Professional level in the Middle Game.
Real‑world analogy: EU countries back suspension of funding for the Venice Biennale over Russian participation — source
Original term: 詰碁 / 死活 (tsumego / shikatsu)
About this tactic: Determining whether a group lives (two eyes) or dies. Practicing tsumego builds deep reading under time pressure. (詰碁 / 死活 tsumego/shikatsu)
Weekly Course Notice: This lesson is part of a 7‑day course that repeats every week. Follow the hourly sequence from Monday to Sunday, then loop again next week to reinforce skills.
Read one move deeper this hour than you did last hour.