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[go]$$B White to live?
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This came up in a recent game. During our review neither of us could find any move for white that didn't result in a seki or a ko. Can white live unconditionally here?

It will become a seki. But it is important to recognize that seki is indeed unconditional life.

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Bad wording on my part.



Nice. Thank you.