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Walkie Talkie Seven
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This shape can be turned into a thousand year ko. White has two occasions to turn it into seki. The more outside liberties, the less likely the ko will be played (and thus the more likely White makes it seki in the end).
The vital point of this shape obviously is
White can also settle for seki.
This way the position becomes a direct ko, which is an inferior result for Black. White can finish the ko by filling at
(Sorry if you think the name is really silly). (My go club calls this "Truck shape" -JaredBeck) Path: LifeAndDeath · Prev: TwoByFourBox · Next: GunSix This is a copy of the living page "Walkie Talkie Seven" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |