3-3 Point When Does It Work Continuation 1

    Keywords: Joseki, Life & Death
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White should die, but how?

lavalyn: My best shot at it leaves White with something just less than an L group with leg and gote.

Brian: If B7 at a, doesn't White die?

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White dies

iopq: I played this against GnuBot? and it gave up on the corner.

unkx80: That's because GnuBot? does not understand that White can live or escape with a.

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An alternative way to kill white, much safer for black.

jms: I've analyzed this to the bone, and White dies every time this way. If I missed any continuation which allows white to live, ko, or seki, let me know. You can see my analysis here: [ext] http://www.justinstandard.com/sgf/33Invasion.sgf

Minue why not white a, instead of W8. W makes ko.

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White lives small, Black has sente, and huge influence.

jms: Here is a way for white to live small in the corner. This is perhaps useful in certain situations where the outside is pretty much secured, but a small chance of corner invasion remains.

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White is unconditionally dead.

lightest? Actually w is dead.

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No way to escape.

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ko

Minue Actually White makes ko.

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w dead unconditionally.

lightest? How about this variation? I think black should damage white's shape as shown.


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