Discussion about Q16,R14,R15,Q14,O17,Q10

At position Q16,R14,R15,Q14,O17,Q10, @Eugene started the conversation:

This is a continuation/outcome understanding kind of question: is “black’s corner” safe now? Or does that iron pillar inflict aji on the corner somehow?

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@Maharani said:

AlphaGo Teach will often continue in the future with wP16 bP17 wR17. I don’t remember what tends to happen next, but there is definitely at least a little aji here.

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@hippomegriff said:

typically there is a continuation of sort where w can reduce the corner with wR17 bQ17 wS15 bS17 wR16 bS17 w Q15 bR18 since if b tries to block at R16 S15, or S16 instead of Q17 w can take the corner

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@aesalon said:

Good question. I added a common continuation. It is a valuable sequence because there are real issues in the corner. Black can kill an invasion but might not like the outcome of that.

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