Gote Seki

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A seki that is achieved in gote, from the point of view of a player trying to solve a life and death problem (usually either trying to save a group that looks dead, or kill a group that looks alive). This is an obviously worse result than a sente seki solution to the same problem.


Examples

[Diagram]

Black's turn

Did White omit te-ire? Solution.

Not really. White to play can make 5 points of territory. Black to play can make seki or ko. In fact, Black probably missed a kikashi.

[Diagram]

Black's turn

Did White omit te-ire? Solution.

[Diagram]

Black's turn

Did White omit te-ire? Solution.


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