Beginner Exercise 11 / Endgame Question

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Gote

After B3 White is safe, having at least a seki. The question has arisen, what is the value of a play now at a?

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Sente

Actually, W1 is a 7 point sente. (Assuming, as usual, that the left corner is Black territory.)

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Sente again

And then W1 is another sente, worth 5 points. Now let's talk about a play at a.

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Black first

B1 makes seki.

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White first

W1 is a 5 point sente.


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