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Thanks for the game. I know that your move 12 is a joseki (I saw it in a pro game I was studying - Redmond vs. Tahara Yasushi, Gosei tournament 2010-12-12). But it was played instead of the pincer on the top. After the pincer, I'm not sure if it is safe for white to play the knight's move, since he ...

Well, I thought there was a ko fight.
But I am feeling confident with black's position.
Up to you.

$$Wcm34
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 X 6 X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . X O . O O X 2 7 |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . X . O X O X O . |
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 X 6 X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . X O . O O X 2 . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . X . O X O X O . |
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$$Wcm34
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 X . X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . X O . O O X 2 . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . X . O X O X O . |
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 X . X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . X O . O O X 2 . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . X . O X O X O . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X O O ...

Well, yes. Technically, yes.

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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . X O . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . X . O X O X 5 . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X ...

I'm looking forward to having a choice with my move...
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . X O . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . X . O X O X ...

B connect!

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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . X O . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . X . O X O X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X X O O ...

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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . X . O X 4 X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X 5 6 8 ...

Run!
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . X . O X 4 X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X 5 6 ...

Interesting. I hope I'm not getting into big trouble here...just some trouble.

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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . X . O ...

Is there any other move? I hope this works too!
$$Bcm19
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . X . O X , X ...

$$Bcm19
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O O X . . |
$$ | . . . O . . . . . O . X . O X , X . . |
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . O X ...