kendfrey

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[Sabaki:0.52.2]SZ[19]DT[2025-07-01]AB[bq][bo][fq][fp][fo][ir][iq][ip][jp][ko][lp][lq][mo][mn][nn][oo][op][pq][qr][ll][lk][kk][kj][jj][ij][hk][gm][lh][lg][mg][nh][pk][qb][eb][df][fh][jg][ke][kc][jb][ia][lb][ma]AW[cp][dq][kp][kq][jq][jr][js][ks][mp][mq][nq][ms][nr][or][os][sr][po][sm][om][ol][lo][jn][ho][an][dl][dj][gj][ii][ih][hh][ki][li][mh][pi][dg][ag][ac][ab][da][ea][fb][sc][sb][ra][qa][pb][ib][jc][lc][mb][pe][kg]GN[Snakebite]AN[Kendall Frey]GC[Can black kill the white group on the lower side?];B[lr]LB[lr:1])

kendfrey

(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[Sabaki:0.52.2]SZ[19]DT[2025-07-01]AB[bq][bo][fq][fp][fo][ir][iq][ip][jp][ko][lp][lq][mo][mn][nn][oo][op][pq][qr][ll][lk][kk][kj][jj][ij][hk][gm][lh][lg][mg][nh][pk][qb][eb][df][fh][jg][ke][kc][jb][ia][lb][ma]AW[cp][dq][kp][kq][jq][jr][js][ks][mp][mq][nq][ms][nr][or][os][sr][po][sm][om][ol][lo][jn][ho][an][dl][dj][gj][ii][ih][hh][ki][li][mh][pi][dg][ag][ac][ab][da][ea][fb][sc][sb][ra][qa][pb][ib][jc][lc][mb][pe][kg]GN[Snakebite]AN[Kendall Frey]GC[Can black kill the white group on the lower side?]C[Black's simple move is at A to capture the cutting stone. But then white can play B to live.]LB[ln:A][lr:B];B[lr]C[Black's only option is to play the vital point.
Locally the situation is clear. Black has three liberties on the inside. If white can find enough liberties with the cutting stone, white can capture three stones to make a second eye.]TE[1];W[ln];B[kn];W[lm];B[km];W[mm];B[nm];W[ml];B[nl];W[mk]HO[1]LB[mi:C][mj:A][nj:B]C[Since black has three liberties, the ladder is not the only opti