SDK problem from KGS

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SDK problem from KGS

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From a game I recently observed on KGS:
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[go]$$B Black to move
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$$ . . . . . . . O . . . . .
$$ . . . X . . . . O X . . .
$$ . . X . X O O O X . . . .
$$ . . . . X O . O X . X . .
$$ . . . . X O O O X . . . .
$$ . . . . . X X X . . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
While at first glance it looked alive I read a ko. Hope I didn't miss some sequence which makes white live :scratch:
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Re: SDK problem from KGS

Post by daniel_the_smith »

Hidden from those who want to treat it as a status problem:
Unless I'm mistaken, white is unconditionally dead if black moves first.
IOW Li Kao missed some things ^^
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Re: SDK problem from KGS

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daniel_the_smith wrote:Unless I'm mistaken, white is unconditionally dead if black moves first.
I didn't read very careful for black since I was happy to find at least a ko. Some other observers thought it had a real eye there, so I read mainly to disprove life. Guess I need to read again for black^^
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Re: SDK problem from KGS

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I must be missing something too, because I also read it as ko.
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Re: SDK problem from KGS

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I also read out a ko. I can't find a way for Black to kill unconditionally.
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[go]$$B I believe this B1 fails, 5 and 6 are miai
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$$ . . . . 4 1 . O 6 3 . . .
$$ . . . X 5 2 . . O X . . .
$$ . . X . X O O O X . . . .
$$ . . . . X O . O X . X . .
$$ . . . . X O O O X . . . .
$$ . . . . . X X X . . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
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[go]$$B B1 and a are both defeated easily.
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ . . . . 1 . . O . . . . .
$$ . . . X . a 2 . O X . . .
$$ . . X . X O O O X . . . .
$$ . . . . X O . O X . X . .
$$ . . . . X O O O X . . . .
$$ . . . . . X X X . . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
That leaves only this :b1:.
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[go]$$B Doesn't white make ko here?
$$ ---------------------------------------
$$ . . . . . 2 . O 3 1 . . .
$$ . . . X . . 4 . O X . . .
$$ . . X . X O O O X . . . .
$$ . . . . X O . O X . X . .
$$ . . . . X O O O X . . . .
$$ . . . . . X X X . . . . .
$$ . . . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
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Re: SDK problem from KGS

Post by Koroviev »

Tried hard on this and can't find a move for black that gets better than a ko? :scratch:
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