$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . . . O . . . . . .
$$ | . . O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | . O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | . O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X
[go]$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . . . O . . . . . .
$$ | . . O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | . O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | . O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X[/go]
This happened in my latest game against an 5k on tygem. White was careless and connected at . Black to play and win something.
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$$ --------------------
$$ | . 7 . O . . . . . .
$$ | 5 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | 4 O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | 6 O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X
[go]$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . 7 . O . . . . . .
$$ | 5 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | 4 O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | 6 O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X[/go]
$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . . . O . . . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | . O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | . O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X
[go]$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . . . O . . . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | . O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | . O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X[/go]
Ko, no?
edit: answered my own question :
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$$ --------------------
$$ | . 5 . O 9 7 . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | 6 O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | 8 O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X
[go]$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . 5 . O 9 7 . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | 6 O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | 8 O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X[/go]
$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . 5 . O . 7 . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | 6 O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | . O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X
[go]$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . 5 . O . 7 . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | 6 O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | . O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X[/go]
Nope, don't think so. May be a bit better for white, though.
Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].
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$$ --------------------
$$ | . . . O . . . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | . O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | . O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X
[go]$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . . . O . . . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | . O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | . O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X[/go]
Ko, no?
edit: answered my own question :
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$$ --------------------
$$ | . 5 . O 9 7 . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | 6 O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | 8 O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X
[go]$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . 5 . O 9 7 . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | 6 O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | 8 O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X[/go]
If white has ko threats, I suppose he could consider playing that way to prevent black from getting the points that are referenced in the previous couple of posts.
$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . . . O . . . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | . O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | . O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X
[go]$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . . . O . . . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | . O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | . O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X[/go]
Ko, no?
edit: answered my own question :
$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . 5 . O 9 7 . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | 6 O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | 8 O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X
[go]$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | . 5 . O 9 7 . . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | 6 O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | 8 O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X[/go]
If white has ko threats, I suppose he could consider playing that way to prevent black from getting the points that are referenced in the previous couple of posts.
Yeah, exactly.
Someday I want to be strong enough to earn KGS[-].
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$$ --------------------
$$ | b 5 c O . 6 7 . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | 8 O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | a O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X
[go]$$
$$ --------------------
$$ | b 5 c O . 6 7 . . .
$$ | 4 3 O 2 O X X . . .
$$ | 8 O 1 O X O O . X X
$$ | O X X O X O X X X O
$$ | a O X O X X O O O O
$$ | O . X O X . X . O X
$$ | O X X X X X O O O X
$$ | . O O X . O X O . .
$$ | . O . O O O X O X X
$$ | . O O O O X X O O X[/go]
White could stubbornly insist on playing a, b, and c while fighting ko!