Biggest Known Eye Space for which there is a Nakade
The bigger the eye shape gets, the less likely it is that all surrounding stones can be killed. There is no known nakade for an eye shape resulting from a capture of more than 17 stones.[2]
17
Robert Pauli: Improved Dosetsu Inseki's[1] great construction (below) by one on 2004-05-01. As far as I see, the record is now at 17.
16
From Dosetsu Inseki's Igo Hatsuyoron.
Here as applet.
From Hirose Heijiro's Book of definitions...
Robert Pauli: ...according to JF's post on RGG, 1999-09-15. Initial ko capture added by me.
[1] It's not sure if he himself did the job.
[2]
Bill: In a comment on Nakade Example 2 John Fairbairn mentions an example in a magazine covering a 36 point area.
Robert Pauli: Gee, like to see that one :-)
Bill: Me, too. :-)