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Edge template V1b is a 5th row edge template with 1 stone.
== The template ==
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2"
 
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(From the [https://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/topic2.jsp?forum=50&topic=669 little golem forum])
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The validity and minimality of this template has been checked by computer. The template was mentioned on 2016-05-19 by the user shalev in this  [https://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/forum/topic2.jsp?forum=50&topic=669 Little Golem thread], but likely predates that post.
  
Even though the diagram shows two pieces and one of them on the sixth row, it makes sense to say this is a fifth row template with one stone, as the stone on the sixth row plays no role whatsoever in connecting to the bottom. It could be removed and the stone on the fifth row will still be connected to the bottom. It is only shown so there is a possibility to connect to the top too, as without that it would not be of much use in a practical sense.
 
  
(Note: As I am writing this I have only seen the claim of this being a valid template on the little golem thread. I have not checked it yet and also not if it is minimal. However, as this came from a very competent player I have no reson to doubt it.)
 
  
 
== Defense against intrusions ==
 
== Defense against intrusions ==
  
Red has 3 main threads:
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=== Reduction ===
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Red has 3 main threats. Using the [[ziggurat]]:
  
 
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 E *:d4 S d4 d3 e3 c4 S b5 c5 d5 a6 b6 c6 d6"
 
   />
 
   />
 
    
 
    
using the [[ziggurat]],
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Using [[edge template III1b]]:
  
 
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 E *:d4 S d3 e3 c4 d4 e4 b5 c5 d5 e5 a6 b6 d6 e6"
 
   />
 
   />
 
    
 
    
using [[Defending_against_intrusions_in_template_1-IIIb|III-1-b]] and
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And using [[edge_template_IV1d]]:
  
 
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 E *:f3 S area(e3,c6,k6,k4,i2,f2)"
 
   />
 
   />
  
using [[Edge_template_IV1d|IV-1-d]].
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For a blocking attempt, Blue [[mustplay region|must play]] in the overlap:
 
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For a blocking attempt, Blue has to play on the overlap:
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  />
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=== Defense against 1. e3 ===
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Yet to come ...
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=== Defense against 1. d5 ===
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible  mw-collapsed">
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Red can start like this:
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 E a:e3 E b:d5 E c:d6 S e3 d5 d6"
 
   />
 
   />
  
Red has this threat:
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=== Intrusion at a ===
  
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If Blue intrudes at a, Red can start by forcing a 3rd or 2nd row ladder like this
 
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 B 1:e3 R 2:d3 B 3:c5 R 4:d4 B 5:d5"
 
   />
 
   />
 
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or like this:
So all these fields need to be considered:
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  />
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==== ... 5. f3 ====
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Yet to come ...
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==== ... 5. e4 ====
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Yet to come ...
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==== ... 5. f4 ====
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Yet to come ...
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==== ... 5. g4 ====
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Yet to come ...
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==== ... 5. e5 ====
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Yet to come ...
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==== ... 5. f5 ====
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Yet to come ...
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==== ... 5. g5 ====
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Yet to come ...
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==== ... 5. d6 ====
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 B 1:e3 R 2:d3 B 3:d4 R 4:c4 B 5:b6 R 6:c5 B 7:c6 R 8:d5 B 9:d6"
 
   />
 
   />
  
The group with 2 is connected to the top in two non-overlapping ways (see area marked with +) and to the bottom with [[Edge_template_IV2b|IV-2-b]].
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Red's continuation will be discussed below.
  
==== ... 5. e6 ====
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=== Intrusion at b ===
 
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Red can respond here:
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If Blue intrudes at b, Red can start by forcing a 3rd row ladder like this:
 
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 B 1:d5 R 2:d4 B 3:e3 R 4:d3 B 5:c5"
 
   />
 
   />
  
The details:
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Red's continuation will be discussed below.
<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible  mw-collapsed">
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Now Red has two threats:
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=== Intrusion at c ===
  
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If Blue intrudes at c, Red can start by forcing a 2nd row ladder like this:
 
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 B 1:d6 R 2:d4 B 3:e3 R 4:d3 B 5:c5 R 6:d5 B 7:c6"
 
   />
 
   />
  
and
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Red's continuation will be discussed below.
  
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=== Continuation after 3rd row ladder ===
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  />
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Blue has to play on the overlap:
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If Red achieved a 3rd row ladder after intrusions a or b as shown above, Red continues as follows.
 
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  />
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''7. f2''
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 d4 d3 B c3 d5 e3 c5 R 1:g3"
 
   />
 
   />
  
''7. g2''
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Now Red is connected by [[Tom's move for 3rd and 5th row parallel ladders]].
 
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  />
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=== Continuation after 2nd row ladder ===
  
''7. f3''
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If Red achieved a 2nd row ladder after intrusions a or c above, Red continues as follows.
  
 
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 B e3 R d3 B d4 R c4 B b6 R c5 B c6 R d5 B d6 R 1:e5 B 2:e6 R 3:h4"
 
   />
 
   />
6 is now connected to the left and to the bottom by [[Tom's move]].
 
  
''7. e4''
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Now Red connects in essentially the same way as [[Tom's move]].
  
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Specifically, Red has these threats:
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  />
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4 is again connected to the left and to the bottom by [[Tom's move]].
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''7. f4''
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 B e3 R d3 B d4 R c4 B b6 R c5 B c6 R d5 B d6 R e5 B e6 R h4 R 1:f5 B 2:f6 R 3:g5 B 4:g6 R 5:i5 S area(f5,f6,i6,i4,h4)"
 
   />
 
   />
 
    
 
    
Blue has to go on one of the 3 marked fields. However, d6 can't be any better than 35, so it's enough to look at e5 and g6. Let's have a look at g6 first:
 
 
 
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 B e3 R d3 B d4 R c4 B b6 R c5 B c6 R d5 B d6 R e5 B e6 R h4 R 1:f5 B 2:f6 R 3:h5 S area(f5,f6,h6,h4,g4)"
 
   />
 
   />
 
    
 
    
4 is now connected to the bottom and to the left in a similar way as in [[Tom's move]]. (Just the piece on g3 is connected to the left in a slightly different way.)
 
 
The other possible move was e5:
 
 
 
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 B e3 R d3 B d4 R c4 B b6 R c5 B c6 R d5 B d6 R e5 B e6 R h4 R 1:g3 S area(f2,f3,g4,f6,i6,i4,g2)"
 
   />
 
   />
 
    
 
    
Red 2 is connected to the left by two non-overlapping ways and to the bottom by a 5th row template that has yet to be added to this wiki.
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The overlap in which Blue [[mustplay region|must play]] is:
 
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''7. g4''
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
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   contents="R e2 B e3 R d3 B d4 R c4 B b6 R c5 B c6 R d5 B d6 R e5 B e6 R h4 S area(f6,h6,h4)"
 
   />
 
   />
  
Once again 6 is now connected to the bottom and to the left in a similar way as in [[Tom's move]].
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Four of these five possible moves can be analysed together. In the following diagram, assume Blue has played 1 in any one of the cells marked with +:
 
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''7. e5''
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  edges="bottom"
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  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
 +
   contents="R e2 B e3 R d3 B d4 R c4 B b6 R c5 B c6 R d5 B d6 R e5 B e6 R h4 R 2:g5 B 3:f5 R 4:g3 B 5:f4 R 6:f2 E +:h5 E +:f6 E +:g6 E +:h6"
 
   />
 
   />
  
And [[Tom's move]] at the end again.
+
After Red 2, that group is safely connected to them bottom, now matter which of the pluses Blue chose before.
  
''7. f6''
+
That leaves only one Blue move to deal with:
  
 
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+
  edges="bottom"
 +
  visible="area(f1,a6,n6,n4,l2,h1)"
 +
   contents="R e2 B e3 R d3 B d4 R c4 B b6 R c5 B c6 R d5 B d6 R e5 B e6 R h4 R 10:f3 R 8:g3 R 4:i3 B 9:f4 B 5:g4 R 2:f5 B 1:g5 B 3:f6 R 6:h2 B 7:g2"
 
   />
 
   />
 
 
Red 2 is connected to the bottom and to at least one of the red pieces in the middle by [[Tom's move]]. Red now has three threats to connect both these pieces to the top:
 
  
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+
Note that Red 4 connects to the bottom with [[Edge_template_IV2b|IV-2-b]].
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+
  contents="E *:a1 E *:b1 E *:c1 E *:d1 R e1 E *:i1 E *:j1 E *:k1 E *:l1 E *:m1 E *:n1 E *:a2 E *:b2 E *:c2 E *:d2 R e2 R 1:f2 E +:g2 E *:m2 E *:n2 E *:a3 E *:b3 E *:c3 E +:f3 R g3 E *:n3 E *:a4 E *:b4 R d4 E +:f4 E +:g4 R i4 E *:a5 B c5 B d5 R f5 B e6 B f6"
+
  />
+
 
+
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+
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+
  contents="E *:a1 E *:b1 E *:c1 E *:d1 R e1 E *:i1 E *:j1 E *:k1 E *:l1 E *:m1 E *:n1 E *:a2 E *:b2 E *:c2 E *:d2 R e2 E +:f2 E +:g2 E *:m2 E *:n2 E *:a3 E *:b3 E *:c3 E +:f3 R g3 E *:n3 E *:a4 E *:b4 R d4 E +:e4 R 1:f4 R i4 E *:a5 B c5 B d5 R f5 B e6 B f6"
+
  />
+
 
+
and
+
  
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+
== See also ==
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+
  contents="E *:a1 E *:b1 E *:c1 E *:d1 R e1 E *:i1 E *:j1 E *:k1 E *:l1 E *:m1 E *:n1 E *:a2 E *:b2 E *:c2 E *:d2 R e2 E *:m2 E *:n2 E *:a3 E *:b3 E *:c3 E +:f3 R g3 E *:n3 E *:a4 E *:b4 R d4 R 1:e4 E +:f4 E +:g4 R i4 E *:a5 B c5 B d5 E +:e5 R f5 B e6 B f6"
+
  />
+
 
+
Blue has to play on the overlap:
+
  
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+
* [[Tom's move]]
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+
* [[Tom's move for 3rd and 5th row parallel ladders]]
  contents="E *:a1 E *:b1 E *:c1 E *:d1 R e1 E *:i1 E *:j1 E *:k1 E *:l1 E *:m1 E *:n1 E *:a2 E *:b2 E *:c2 E *:d2 R e2 E *:m2 E *:n2 E *:a3 E *:b3 E *:c3 E +:f3 R g3 E *:n3 E *:a4 E *:b4 R d4 E +:f4 R i4 E *:a5 B c5 B d5 R f5 B e6 B f6"
+
* [[Fourth row edge templates]]
  />
+
  
First move:
 
 
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  />
 
 
Second move:
 
 
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  />
 
</div>
 
==== ... 5. f6 ====
 
 
Yet to come ...
 
 
==== ... 5. g6 ====
 
 
Yet to come ...
 
 
 
</div>
 
 
=== Defense against 1. d6 ===
 
 
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Red has this line:
 
 
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  />
 
 
Blue 3, 5 and 7 are forced.
 
 
Red has these threats:
 
 
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  />
 
 
 
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  coords="hide"
 
  contents="E *:a1 E *:b1 E *:c1 E *:d1 R e1 E *:i1 E *:j1 E *:k1 E *:l1 E *:m1 E *:n1 E *:a2 E *:b2 E *:c2 E *:d2 R e2 E *:m2 E *:n2 E *:a3 E *:b3 E *:c3 E *:n3 E *:a4 E *:b4 R d4 E +:g4 R h4 E *:a5 B c5 R d5 R e5 R 1:f5 E +:g5 R 3:h5 B c6 B d6 B e6 B 2:f6 E +:g6 E +:h6"
 
  />
 
 
 
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  coords="hide"
 
  contents="E *:a1 E *:b1 E *:c1 E *:d1 R e1 E *:i1 E *:j1 E *:k1 E *:l1 E *:m1 E *:n1 E *:a2 E *:b2 E *:c2 E *:d2 R e2 E +:f2 E +:g2 E *:m2 E *:n2 E *:a3 E *:b3 E *:c3 E +:f3 R 1:g3 E +:h3 E *:n3 E *:a4 E *:b4 R d4 E +:f4 E +:g4 R h4 E +:i4 E *:a5 B c5 R d5 R e5 E +:g5 E +:h5 E +:i5 B c6 B d6 B e6 E +:f6 E +:g6 E +:h6 E +:i6"
 
  />
 
 
 
The overlap in which Blue has to play is:
 
 
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  />
 
 
Four of these five possible moves can be analysed in one line. In the following diagram assume Blue has played 1 on any of the fields marked with +:
 
 
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  />
 
 
After Red 2 that group is safely connected to them bottom, now matter which of the pluses Blue chose before.
 
 
That leaves only one Blue move to deal with:
 
 
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  />
 
 
Note that Red 4 connects to the bottom with [[Edge_template_IV2b|IV-2-b]].
 
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[[category:edge templates]]
 
[[category:edge templates]]

Latest revision as of 20:44, 26 July 2022

Edge template V1b is a 5th row edge template with 1 stone.

The validity and minimality of this template has been checked by computer. The template was mentioned on 2016-05-19 by the user shalev in this Little Golem thread, but likely predates that post.


Defense against intrusions

Reduction

Red has 3 main threats. Using the ziggurat:

Using edge template III1b:

And using edge_template_IV1d:

For a blocking attempt, Blue must play in the overlap:

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Intrusion at a

If Blue intrudes at a, Red can start by forcing a 3rd or 2nd row ladder like this

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or like this:

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Red's continuation will be discussed below.

Intrusion at b

If Blue intrudes at b, Red can start by forcing a 3rd row ladder like this:

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Red's continuation will be discussed below.

Intrusion at c

If Blue intrudes at c, Red can start by forcing a 2nd row ladder like this:

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Red's continuation will be discussed below.

Continuation after 3rd row ladder

If Red achieved a 3rd row ladder after intrusions a or b as shown above, Red continues as follows.

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Now Red is connected by Tom's move for 3rd and 5th row parallel ladders.

Continuation after 2nd row ladder

If Red achieved a 2nd row ladder after intrusions a or c above, Red continues as follows.

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Now Red connects in essentially the same way as Tom's move.

Specifically, Red has these threats:

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The overlap in which Blue must play is:

Four of these five possible moves can be analysed together. In the following diagram, assume Blue has played 1 in any one of the cells marked with +:

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After Red 2, that group is safely connected to them bottom, now matter which of the pluses Blue chose before.

That leaves only one Blue move to deal with:

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Note that Red 4 connects to the bottom with IV-2-b.

See also