After this, nobody wants to play the circled spots : Black would actually commit suicide by trying to capture the stones, and White would give life + points to the defender.
So, this is seki.
--Nando
I have seen many dan players not be able to solve this problem. Apparently you can easily get stuck in your usual reading habits ... --Arno
In this case, a better sequence for Black is to play tenuki instead of playing move 2; and save it as a ko threat for later. --aigo
Or maybe not --Kuolema