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Gokyo Shumyo, Section 1, Problem 103  

Whati if W E19?

Gokyo Shumyo, Section 1, Problem 103  

pwaldron: Then it looks like black is fine. If White throws in at instead, black connects at .

Gokyo Shumyo, Section 1, Problem 103  

pwaldron: The best I have found so far is this. ( connects)

Gokyo Shumyo, Section 1, Problem 103  

pwaldron: Now white must fight a ko in the corner in order to capture the two crucial stones.

Now, because W can cut at the marked point, B does not have enough liberties to kill W's stones before W kills the cutting stones.  

xela: black 'a' next makes a ko?

If black plays the hane, he is unable to cut after white descends.  

unkx80: Very interesting! But...

Throw-in then clamp.  

I think kills.

Throw-in then clamp.  

With , Black group is alive with two eyes.

Throw-in then clamp.  

And then White dies from the straight three dead shape.

And we are back to the variation that worked. :)  

a and b are miai.