114NS Notcher

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114NS

Overall, this shape is very similar to the unsettled 113NS Notcher.


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Black lives

Black can live using the same play as in the 113NS Notcher. Note that a is no longer a ko threat.

unkx80: Black should live with b. One point better.
Robert Pauli: Leaves ko threat at a. Worth it?

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Also lives, but White gets ko threats

Black has other moves that live, but they are in general weaker, giving White more ko threats.

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White kills

The only way for White to kill is this sequence.


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