Beginner Exercise 259 / Attempts

A ko.  

I see a very bad ko for black. -Mihoda

Where to play for W.  

A white play at seems best. -Mihoda

Five ko threats are left over.  

, , , & are ko threats later on, so look for B to start ko. - Mihoda

Black wins ko (better)  

@

Bill: Black has a better way to win the ko. puts the stones in atari. If White takes the ko with , says atari again, and White cannot connect at because of damezumari (connect and die). After takes the stones.

Local ko threat  

Bill: That being the case, is a local ko threat for White. If connects @ , @ kills.

Note that Black has some local ko threats starting at a.