![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/1/abace54dc5fdd9b9615ca0081623eb28.png)
Solution
Surprising
! ensures escape, because
is captured by
.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/15/47379af44f83be75587f9d8704579410.png)
Variation
White manages to escape. Support stones around a are desirable.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/20/8d715431cf4e2caab56c195f32974d2c.png)
Failure 1
is met by
.
and
are miai to shut in.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/23/bae785cc5c87392b2bd12ce91a121a1a.png)
Failure 2
and
is a nice try, but Black can capture five stones.
at a is not a ko -
at b captures by connect and die.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/42/346b08caa93e962c57d8bd4dc9e90445.png)
Failure 3