Simple connection question

[Mef]

making a ko is better than a kick in the face.)

How hard of a kick are we talking about?

[jts]

making a ko is better than a kick in the face.)

How hard of a kick are we talking about?

Well, it really depends who takes the ko first, doesn't it?

Having dodged the most difficult question, here's another connection problem for Peter. Now, I know that there are many players on this forum who know how to fix a cutting point, so lets give Peter (or any other interested beginners) a few cracks at it first. Black to move.

$$B Corner
$$ ------------------
$$ | . O O O X . . . .
$$ | . O X X . . . . .
$$ | O X O X . . . . .
$$ | O . O X . . . . .
$$ | X O O X . . . . .
$$ | . X X C . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .

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[go]$$B Corner
$$ ------------------
$$ | . O O O X . . . .
$$ | . O X X . . . . .
$$ | O X O X . . . . .
$$ | O . O X . . . . .
$$ | X O O X . . . . .
$$ | . X X C . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]

[PeterPeter]

I have learnt what to look for now

$$B Corner
$$ ------------------
$$ | . O O O X . . . .
$$ | . O X X . . . . .
$$ | O X O X . . . . .
$$ | O 1 O X . . . . .
$$ | X O O X . . . . .
$$ | . X X C . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .

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[go]$$B Corner
$$ ------------------
$$ | . O O O X . . . .
$$ | . O X X . . . . .
$$ | O X O X . . . . .
$$ | O 1 O X . . . . .
$$ | X O O X . . . . .
$$ | . X X C . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]

[jts]

Very good! Now what if we change it a little bit?

$$B Corner
$$ ------------------
$$ | . O O O X . . . .
$$ | X O X X . . . . .
$$ | O . O X . . . . .
$$ | O . O X . . . . .
$$ | X O O X . . . . .
$$ | . X X C . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .

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[go]$$B Corner
$$ ------------------
$$ | . O O O X . . . .
$$ | X O X X . . . . .
$$ | O . O X . . . . .
$$ | O . O X . . . . .
$$ | X O O X . . . . .
$$ | . X X C . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]

[PeterPeter]

$$B Corner
$$ ------------------
$$ | . O O O X . . . .
$$ | X O X X . . . . .
$$ | O 1 O X . . . . .
$$ | O a O X . . . . .
$$ | X O O X . . . . .
$$ | b X X C . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .

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[go]$$B Corner
$$ ------------------
$$ | . O O O X . . . .
$$ | X O X X . . . . .
$$ | O 1 O X . . . . .
$$ | O a O X . . . . .
$$ | X O O X . . . . .
$$ | b X X C . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .
$$ | . X . . . . . . .
$$ | . . . . . . . . .[/go]

looks to be vital for Black to stop White connecting everything with 2 eyes. Now if White replies at A, Black wins the group via a snapback. If White tries to cause trouble at B, it looks like Black can contain it and then extinguish the White group.