Macelee's study journal of interesting pro games: 2014-10-21

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Macelee's study journal of interesting pro games: 2014-10-21

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This is today's game in Korean Kuksu tournament: http://www.go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/43596

Lee Sedol 9p (Black) vs. Park Yeonghun 9p (White)

While fighting the ko at 'a', black :b1: appears to be a loss-making threat. But I did not realise at the time that black can not only create many ko threats but also form an 'under the stones' later. Can you see it?
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[go]$$B
$$ +---------------------------------------+
$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . X O a O . . . |
$$ | . . . X O . . . . . . . . X O . . . . |
$$ | . . . X X O . . . . . X X O O . O O . |
$$ | . . X X O . O . O X . X . X O O X O . |
$$ | . X . X O O . . O . . X X . X . X X . |
$$ | X . X O . . . . . O O . O X X . X . . |
$$ | . X O O O . . . . X O O O X . O . . . |
$$ | . . X X . . X . X X X O . O . . . . . |
$$ | . . . . . X . X O O O . . O . O . X . |
$$ | . . . , X X X O . , . O O X . , O X . |
$$ | . X X O X O X O . . . . . O O O X X . |
$$ | . . O X O O O O . . . O . X X X O X . |
$$ | . X O X . O . . O . . O X . . O O O X |
$$ | . O X . X X O O . . . . O . O O X X . |
$$ | . O X . X . X X X . X . O X . . O X X |
$$ | . O O X X X O O O O . . X O O O . X . |
$$ | . O X O O O X O X X X . X X O . O X . |
$$ | X X X O O O X X . . . . . . 2 1 . O O |
$$ | . O O O . X O . X . . . . . . . . . . |
$$ +---------------------------------------+[/go]
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