Spring 2026 Weekly Go Problems: Week 1 Solutions

Week 1 (3/16/26-3/22/26)

Level 1

(B) R18, (W) S18, (B) Q17

Level 2

(B) P19, (W) Q19, (B) O17

Level 3

First sequence shown

(B) T15 – if (W) R12, (B) T13, (W) S13, (B) T11); if (W) T16, (B) R12, (W) S13, (B) T14; if (W) T14, (B) S13, (W) T13/T16, (B) R12; if (W) R12, (B) T13, (W) S13/T16, (B) T11

Level 4

Ko sequence shown

(B) T16 – if (W) T14, (B) R18, (W) R17, (B) S19, (W) R19, (B) T18 (or: (W) T18, (B) Q19) [live by ko]; if (W) T18, (B) T14 (or: (B) R17, (W) R18, (B) T14) [unconditional life]

Level 5

(B) O16, (W) O17, (B) O19, (W) O18, (B) N17, (W) Q19, (B) M17, (W) O15, (B) P19, (W) O14, (B) O13, (W) N14, (B) N13/M13/M12 (the last step can be quite flexible, as long as reasonable)