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I would not call this very basic. (See recent thread. ;))

A few variations. (And what is with :b16: and :b26: ?)

(;CA[UTF-8]FF[4]SZ[19]AP[GOWrite:2.2.21]GM[1]ST[2]GN[ ]WR[1d]AB[dp][pd]BR[2k]TM[600.0]FG[259:]PB[koticgood]PC[The KGS Go Server at http\://www.gokgs.com/]PM[0]KM[0.5]HA[2]C[koticgood ...

Black C4, White B4, Black B2, and there is no way, White's group can get more than three liberties.

Black's group above has four liberties, so White cannot win the Semeai, even if she cuts (i.e. something like reducing Black's upper group to three liberties).

That was one of my variations, but ...

Black C4, White B4, Black B2, and there is no way, White's group can get more than three liberties.

Black's group above has four liberties, so White cannot win the Semeai, even if she cuts (i.e. something like reducing Black's upper group to three liberties).

That was one of my variations, but ...

Move 97 in the .sgf

http://lifein19x19.com/forum/download/file.php?id=2116

I really messed it up in the game, but my opponent let me off the hook. Throw-in at a4 would have put me in trouble. Just wondering what the most efficient way to deal with the situation is. I messed around with several ...