Can someone confirm or deny for me that this is seki? The surrounding black stones can't be captured:
I am playing black and I have lost the game either way.
Seki?
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Uberdude
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Re: Seki?
Nope, it's a special situation called bent four in the corner, so white is dead (or black can kill by ko at the end of the game).
http://senseis.xmp.net/?BentFourInTheCorner
http://senseis.xmp.net/?BentFourInTheCornerIsDead
http://senseis.xmp.net/?BentFourInTheCorner
http://senseis.xmp.net/?BentFourInTheCornerIsDead
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Re: Seki?
The white stones are dead in a bent four. Look it up in SL - there is lots of information about it.
Still officially AGA 5d but I play so irregularly these days that I am probably only 3d or 4d over the board (but hopefully still 5d in terms of knowledge, theory and the ability to contribute).
