Good Problem With Minor Flaw

Black seems to be in an impossible situation. White can easily capture the 2 corner stones, White's 5 stones at the bottom have good shape, and Black has no eyes. Watching Black overcome these difficulties is almost amusing.

The flaw in this otherwise beautiful problem is that Black has a second first move that works, a "dual".

Downloadable game record

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