I'm reading Yuan Zhou's "Master Play: The Fighting Styles of Kato Masao and Seo Bong Soo" (which I'm really enjoying) and I came to a variation that I am not convinced of. Can you guys show me where I've gone wrong in my analysis? Here's the section from the book (From page 44):
Quote:
Black tires to move up the edge with 
, but this is another mistake. Black is trying to help the upper corner, but he cannot get another eye this way...
White strengthens his assault on the upper right corner with
. Black cannot make an eye on the edge: Black A, White B, Black captures B and White plays C.
The - exchange is a big help to White.
, but this is another mistake. Black is trying to help the upper corner, but he cannot get another eye this way...White strengthens his assault on the upper right corner with
. Black cannot make an eye on the edge: Black A, White B, Black captures B and White plays C.The
- exchange is a big help to White.So, I assume he means this:
That makes sense to me, but it seem like Black can connect at
instead of capturing to guarantee life (now a and b are miai for life?):Either:
or:
What do you guys think about these sequences?
