(;AB[ba]AB[bb]AB[cc]AB[cd]AB[be]AB[bf]AB[cf]AB[df]AB[cg]AW[af]AW[bg]AW[ah]AW[ai]AW[ch]AW[dh]AW[eh]AW[de]AW[ce]AW[dd]AW[dc]AW[db]AW[cb]AW[fc]AW[ic]AW[hc]AW[hd]AW[he]AB[fe]AB[fg]AB[hf]AB[hg]AB[hi]AW[ei]AW[ej]AB[if]AW[ig]AW[jg]AW[ji]AW[jj]C[Black played 1 to connect his two groups and reduce white's territory. Considering that the game is just reaching the end game, should white respond in the area or tenuki (play T)?]LB[fe:1]LB[cj:T]AW[je]AW[hj]AW[gj]AW[ij]AW[fj]AB[ac]AP[goproblems]
(;W[bd];B[bc]
(;W[ae];B[ad]
(;W[ag];B[ef]
(;W[ge]C[The whole group is dead!RIGHT])
(;W[gh]C[You killed it entirely.RIGHT])
(;W[gf];B[ge])
(;W[eg];B[ge]))
(;W[ef];B[ag]C[Black lives.]))
(;W[ef];B[ad]C[Black lives. You can have some stones in gote for consolation.])
(;W[ff];B[ef];W[gf];B[ge])
(;W[gg];B[eg]
(;W[gh];B[gf])
(;W[gf];B[gh]
(;W[fh];B[ge])
(;W[ge];B[fh])))
(;W[eg];B[ef])
(;W[gf];B[eg];W[gg];B[gh]
(;W[fh];B[ge])
(;W[ge];B[fh]))
(;W[ad];B[ae])
(;W[ag];B[ae]C[Black lives. You may cut off some stones but you missed the whole kill.]))
(;W[ef];B[ad]C[Black lives. Cutting off the stones is big, but not big enough.])
(;W[gf];B[ff]
(;W[bd];B[bc]
(;W[ae];B[ad]
(;W[ag];B[ge])
(;W[ef];B[eg]
(;W[dg];B[ee]
(;W[ge];B[ag])
(;W[ag];B[ge])
(;W[gg];B[ag]))
(;W[ag];B[ge])
(;W[ge];B[ag])
(;W[gh];B[gg]
(;W[ge];B[ag])
(;W[ag];B[ge]))
(;W[ee];B[dg]))
(;W[dg];B[ef]
(;W[ag];B[ge])
(;W[ge];B[ag])))
(;W[ef];B[eg]
(;W[ae];B[ad]
(;W[dg];B[ee]
(;W[ge];B[ag])
(;W[ag];B[ge])
(;W[gg];B[ag]))
(;W[ag];B[ge])
(;W[ge];B[ag])
(;W[gh];B[gg]
(;W[ge];B[ag])
(;W[ag];B[ge]))
(;W[ee];B[dg]))
(;W[dg];B[ee];W[ae];B[ad]
(;W[ge];B[ag])
(;W[ag];B[ge])
(;W[gg];B[ag]))))
(;W[ef];B[eg];W[bd];B[bc]
(;W[ae];B[ad])
(;W[dg];B[ee];W[ae];B[ad])))
(;W[eg];B[ef])
(;W[gg];B[ff]
(;W[bd];B[bc];W[ae];B[ad];W[ag];B[gh])
(;W[gh];B[ae])
(;W[ef];B[eg]
(;W[dg];B[ee];W[bd];B[bc];W[ae];B[ad];W[ag];B[gh])
(;W[ee];B[dg]
(;W[bd];B[bc];W[ae];B[ad];W[ag];B[gh])
(;W[gh];B[ae]))))
(;W[ff];B[ef];W[gf];B[ge])
(;W[bc];B[bd]C[This messes everything up. See other variations.])
(;W[cj];B[ef]C[Black was not safe. You missed your chance!])
(;W[ad];B[bd])
(;W[ae];B[bd]C[Black saves all.]))