(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2] RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.00] PB[Noir]AW[ch][cj][ek][bl][cl][dm][dn][do][dp][ep][fp][gp][hp][ip][dq][iq][hr][jr]AB[dl][el][fl][bm][cm][cn][fn][hn][jn][co][jo][cp][jp][cq][eq][fq][gq][hq][kq][dr][kr]TR[dl][el] ;B[] ;W[er]C[White neglected the ko threat (the marked stones) and must now resurrect his group by means of a favorable ko] ;B[fr] ;W[cr] ;B[es] ;W[br] (;B[gs] ;W[bq]C[threatening the left side] (;B[bp] ;W[cs]C[theratening a direct ko] (;B[ds] ;W[aq]C[threatening life] ;B[as] (;W[ap] (;B[an] ;W[gr] ;B[hs]C[winning a liberty (and leaving a ko)] ;W[ir] ;B[ao] ;W[is] ;B[bs] ;W[ar] ;B[bs] ;W[fs] ;B[gs] ;W[hs] ;B[as] ;W[fs]C[Ko; black must find the first threat] (;B[dk] ;W[dj] ;B[gs]C[moreover, white has intrinsic threats] ;W[cr] ;B[fs] ;W[br]) (;B[er] ;W[cr] ;B[gs]C[Now, black can no longer fight the ko ] ;W[br] ;B[bq] ;W[ar] ;B[aq] ;W[cs]C[no more ko])) (;B[ao] ;W[an] ;B[bn] ;W[bo]C[another simple ko, which costs alittle more to black])) (;W[gr]C[If white doesnt push, it works about same, but white loses two intrinsic ko threats ] ;B[hs] ;W[ir] ;B[ap] ;W[is] ;B[bs] ;W[ar] ;B[bs] ;W[fs] ;B[gs] ;W[hs] ;B[as] ;W[fs]C[now, black can connect] ;B[er] ;W[cr] ;B[gs] ;W[br]C[but white, while no longer able to crush, has an intrinsic ko threat] ;B[ar] ;W[fs]C[hard to say which of those sequences is *the* solution])) (;B[hs] ;W[ds] ;B[aq] ;W[er] ;B[js] ;W[ir] ;B[is] ;W[fs] ;B[dk] ;W[dj] ;B[es] ;W[dr] ;B[ks] ;W[ar]C[blanc ne peut pas perdre])) (;B[hs] ;W[bp] ;B[bo] ;W[an] ;B[ao] ;W[am])) (;B[bq] ;W[gs] (;B[fs] ;W[ds] ;B[cs] ;W[bs] ;B[ar] ;W[ds]C[this sequence is probably best for black, as he gets a double-stage ko (nidan ko)] ;B[ck] ;W[er]C[black can now fight on the upper floor]) (;B[ar]C[the worst answer] ;W[fs] ;B[cs] ;W[gr]C[white lives without ko, thanks to the thieves' play])))