I'm not catalin, but I believe I can answer your question. If black bumps up against white, W will connect at 17x6, so if B then connect under to save the stone, W can capture three stones by cutting at 16x5.
Yes, but black will never get to play a gote sequence like that because before the temperature of the game gets low enough that black might want to play the sequence, white will happily play 17x6 in sente, after which the stone can't be saved anymore.
Catalin; at 2 mins 11 secs in, isn't it still possible for black to save the stone on the right by playing at 18x7? it's gote, but seems big.
anuzis 3 years ago
I'm not catalin, but I believe I can answer your question. If black bumps up against white, W will connect at 17x6, so if B then connect under to save the stone, W can capture three stones by cutting at 16x5.
rhapsody123456789 3 years ago
rhapsody - when b connects under it's atari. w must connect at 17x9 then b can connect at 16x5.
ibeninson 3 years ago
yes, so it is big (i think around 12 points) but indeed in gote.
neozai 2 years ago
Yes, but black will never get to play a gote sequence like that because before the temperature of the game gets low enough that black might want to play the sequence, white will happily play 17x6 in sente, after which the stone can't be saved anymore.
jussius88 2 years ago