Life In 19x19

Yesterday I started a discussion related to this on SL, because most of the tsumego there with multiple solutions have been marked as "unsound", which I don't really like.
https://senseis.xmp.net/?topic=15325

There's a reply from Unkx80 which I'd like to share here:

in both Chinese and ...

$$Bcm11
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . O . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . 7 . . . . .
$$ | . . O O X X X 4 X X . . .
$$ | . O X X O O O 6 O 8 9 . .
$$ | . O X O W W W W 1 0 O . .
$$ | . . X O W B B 2 5 X . O .
$$ | O . X O B . . 3 . . X . .
$$ | . . . B ...

Would you call the person "her man" or "her mann"?

I came across a problem that looks very similar to this problem. According to the commentary, the solution is intended to be unconditional kill, but subsequent research indicates that black can get a ko.

$$W Ko?
$$ --------------
$$ . . . . . X . |
$$ . O . X O . 3 |
$$ . O . X O 1 2 |
$$ . . O O ...

Observers only:

$$Bcm62 Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X O O . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . , . . . . . X X O ...

My comment is actually very simple.

Much of Go is about connection and cutting. A connected group is often a strong group, while disconnected groups can be weak and vulnerable to attacks.
As a rule of thumb, it is recommended to keep your stones connected, and cut your opponent's stones .
The black ...

Magicwand wrote:

Aphelion wrote:It would be nice to see you play a game with unkx80, Magicwand.

that sounds like a great idea. does he accept the match?

At this juncture, I am not ready to accept any Malkovich game.
Sorry to disappoint.

Some thoughts. Not a solution.

This problem looks hideously similar to a problem I have seen before. So my first instinct is as follows.

$$
$$| . . X . . . .
$$| . X X X . . .
$$| 5 O O X . . .
$$| . 3 4 , X X .
$$| . . O . . . .
$$| . O . . X . .
$$| . 2 1 . . . .
$$---------------

Then I ...

$$Wcm91 Captured Stones\nW: 1, B: 0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . X X . |
$$ | . . . X . X . . . , . X . X . X O . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . O X X X O X . X . O ...

$$B
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . X X X . X . O . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O O O O . . . , . . . . . X . . . |
$$ | . W ...

@topazg:

Comment open to all.

$$Wc Prisoner Count: B-0 W-0
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ | . . O O . O . . . . . . . . . O O . . |
$$ | . X O X X . . X . , . . . O . X . . . |
$$ | . . X . . X ...

@Topagz:

@Sverre: Less liberties mean less aji.