There's hope for the rest of us

[Joaz Banbeck]

It's clearly ko.

It is? It looks unconditionally dead to me.
After E6, E4, E6, E5, G3, white can have the ko if he wants, but black connects underneath.
Where is white's second eye?

[Kirby]

It's clearly ko.

It is? It looks unconditionally dead to me.
After E6, E4, E6, E5, G3, white can have the ko if he wants, but black connects underneath.
Where is white's second eye?

Of course, you are correct - it's not ko, and can be killed.

But more relevant than this, to me, are the time settings for this game. Surely, we have all made stupid mistakes with only a few seconds on the clock. I don't know these players, but a 5d or 6d rank ondicates that they've likely made fewer such mistakes.

There's also the possibility that an outside factor came into play. For example, maybe the baby started crying and the guy had to leave. Or maybe the boss walked in and asked for the guy's TPS report.

[leichtloeslich]

E6, E4, E6, E5, G3

Try e5 at g3.

[Joaz Banbeck]

E6, E4, E6, E5, G3

Try e5 at g3.

Hmm...it is a ko for the life of half of the group - after the other half dies. That half is about 20 points, which ought to be enough for B to win.

[Kirby]

E6, E4, E6, E5, G3

Try e5 at g3.

Interesting idea, even if white still loses a lot of points.

[Joaz Banbeck]

Here is another 5D brain fade - at move 38...

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.50]TM[60]OT[10x10 byo-yomi]
PW[white]PB[black]WR[5d]BR[4d]DT[2014-10-06]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]C[white [5d\]: hi
]RE[B+Resign]
;B[pd]BL[56.763]
;W[dd]WL[56.428]C[black [4d\]: hi
]
;B[pq]BL[51.895]
;W[dp]WL[50.832]
;B[fq]BL[49.051]
;W[cn]WL[43.388]
;B[jp]BL[47.054]
;W[qn]WL[32.072]
;B[po]BL[39.914]
;W[qk]WL[29.563]
;B[qo]BL[35.028]
;W[qh]WL[23.255]
;B[fc]BL[27.279]
;W[hc]WL[17.179]
;B[df]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[fd]WL[14.371]
;B[gd]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[gc]WL[12.719]
;B[cd]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[ec]WL[11.314]
;B[cc]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[nc]WL[9.551]
;B[qf]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[qc]WL[6.923]
;B[pc]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[qd]WL[4.453]
;B[qe]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[pb]WL[2.616]
;B[ob]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[qb]WL[10]OW[10]
;B[oc]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[nb]WL[10]OW[10]
;B[oa]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[nd]WL[10]OW[10]
;B[rd]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[rc]WL[10]OW[10]
;B[re]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[pe]WL[10]OW[10]
;B[oe]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[pf]WL[10]OW[10]
;B[pg]BL[10]OB[10]
;W[of]WL[10]OW[10]
;B[nf]BL[10]OB[10])