XuanxuanQijingProblem57/Attempts
Attempt 1
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/43/30f92ac878dcf0690dfea3008bbba2ce.png)
looks to be key
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/16/2db75769e1fd12ecf340e4809e7c602c.png)
Ko
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/36/692526be9dca395bc6bcc7dab1c1f68d.png)
If white 4 from above variation plays here, there is no ko.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/2/abce1d71f637a0b0cbcd920e8a7297af.png)
If w connect, black kill 5 stones
Attempt 2
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/3/8e950ebb367054c2a7a84d7b33eed508.png)
How about this for ko.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/22/3bf56be4b26fca7680c96d6ea1fb46b9.png)
OK, my previous attempt was wrong. Continuing after black 9.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/30/18ae29228ec9113f81fbdd77ea492e1f.png)
White group is safe.
Attempt 3
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/16/afd0780671a229760299f203550e6a68.png)
Black gets either a or b for the ko.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/16/a89a073c8603d21f9c846b0f1c185643.png)
If white 4 answers here..
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/33/09a23d2147d91e602327098138652ce6.png)
Again, ko.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/9/5d3694bc40eed30ccc648a8dcae2cf1c.png)
If white 4 makes the first eye here..
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/15/a983cdf87495ae2c98861f7d71782f99.png)
Black gets either a or b to kill the white group.