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Seki?

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:45 am
by saxmaam
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.
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Re: Seki?

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:47 am
by Uberdude
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

Re: Seki?

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:48 am
by DrStraw
The white stones are dead in a bent four. Look it up in SL - there is lots of information about it.

Re: Seki?

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:59 am
by Splatted
Ugh, this one still catches me out. Good job I wasn't the first one to see this thread. :blackeye:

Re: Seki?

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:01 am
by saxmaam
OK. I see that there are good instructions for follow-through in the second link.

Thanks for the replies! :salute: