Life In 19x19

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[go]$$Wc
$$ +-------------------+
$$ | . . . . . . . X . |
$$ | . . . . . . O X . |
$$ | . . , O . X O X . |
$$ | . . . . O O O O X |
$$ | . O O O X X X X . |
$$ | . X X O X . O X . |
$$ | . . , X X . O O . |
$$ | . 5 . X O O . X 1 |
$$ | . . . . 3 . 4 2 . |
$$ +-------------------+[/go]

This looks like a winning sequence, as I don't see how black can prevet seki from this position. (In fact, given that white has a bigeye, black might actually die, but seki is obviously enough for white.)

Also, I don't think black can play 2 at 4, since white has a nice ko-threat at j5, while black doesn't have any threats big enough to overcome komi, it seems. (I'm a bit sketchy on that one, actually.)

There may be other variations that also work, but this seemed easiest to me.

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