Largest capture that still can't live / Solution 2
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Throw-in (
takes 16)
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White kills
a and b being miai.
Robert Pauli: The original solution plays
at a and, of course,
at b, but this one creates more ko threats (if kept in reserve, of course). Not the topic, but anyway.
Robert Pauli: Here's why
(above) shouldn't capture the stone (side topic):
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White slips: ko
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6 internal threats
Ko fights after each white move skipped.
Pretend that Black loses each and has no escape.
But even if Black had no hope to win the ko,
a ko wouldn't be in the "rules":
after capture, the eye must be unconditionally undividable.
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White can't avoid ko
Black either lives with a or b.
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Nice variant, but only seki