(;AB[jc]AB[jb]AB[kb]AB[lc]AB[le]AB[nc]AB[hc]AB[hd]AB[id]AB[hf]AB[if]AB[jf]AW[ig]AW[hb]AW[ib]AW[ic]AW[gc]AW[gd]AW[ge]AW[jd]AW[kd]AW[kc]AW[ne]AW[pe]AB[pc]TR[kc]TR[kd]TR[jd]C[White's stones look surrounded but aren't dead yet. What can white do here?]AW[fg]AP[goproblems]
(;W[lb];B[mb]
(;W[la]
(;B[ma];W[ld]
(;B[md]C[White gets a Ko and captures first!CHOICERIGHT])
(;B[mc];W[md]C[Black can't allow white's stones to escape easily, as black's stones in the middle are now floating and without eyeshape.RIGHT]))
(;B[ld];W[ja]C[Black can compromise by giving up three stones if he can't afford to fight the Ko.RIGHT]))
(;W[ld];B[md]
(;W[la];B[ke];W[mc];B[je]
(;W[lc];B[ma])
(;W[nd];B[lc]))
(;W[mc];B[la]))
(;W[md];B[ld]))
(;W[ld];B[md];W[lb];B[mb]
(;W[la];B[ke];W[mc];B[je]
(;W[lc];B[ma])
(;W[nd];B[lc]))
(;W[mc];B[la]))
(;W[md];B[ld];W[mb];B[mc];W[lb];B[ke]
(;W[ja];B[je];W[ka];B[la])
(;W[ka];B[je];W[ja];B[la]))
(;W[mb];B[ld];W[lb];B[ke]
(;W[ja];B[je];W[ka];B[nb]C[White's stones are captured but the damage to black's corner is minimal.])
(;W[ka];B[je];W[ja];B[nb]C[White's stones are captured but the damage to black's corner is minimal.])))