BQM597/Answer

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kmr: i think white will play 4 at "a", and black is dead.

ruf012: Many Thanks. Answer further down.

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.B corner is supported by the B group outside.

 

This 6 is wrong, black will not connect the ko, but play 7 at "a" and will be alive.

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Instead of this 10, white will play pretty devilish tesuji at 11 himself. Black cant play at 10 (trying to form an second eye, cuz it will be selfatari (white will capture big clunch of black stones at point above 11), and if black capture it at "a", then white play 10 and black is reduced to one eye.

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Answer 2

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"at 11 himself"

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kmr -i am far from being close to good at life and death but i think together we came to conclusion that black is dead in starting position if white move first(i dont see defense for black).