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Seki in the corner example 1
    Keywords: Life & Death

[Diagram]
Walktie talkie

This walkie talkie eight has a cutting point. How to make seki with White ?


Solution

[Diagram]
Walktie talkie

seki.


Ko

[Diagram]
Black makes ko

After W3 this position is a 10,000 year ko. Either player can start the ko, but the other player takes first.
This is slightly preferable for Black if he is komaster.
-- Bill Spight



Failure

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Failure

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Failure upon failure

Seki. Black 5 - White 4 also makes seki. Black 4 at a invites a ko.



Dieter, as seen on KGS, explanation by unkx80.



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