Sorry, but there is a better solution:
The middle without an eye.

playstrategy.org/669cpPSwPIlE

2

now the 13x13 board

playstrategy.org/37wMJLZ0

Entries for Weekly Challenge 101 has closed. Thanks to all users who participated.

The winner is @woll who won a game of Go 9x9 against @PS-Greedy-Two-Move without placing a piece inside the star points 78-8 in the following game: playstrategy.org/669cpPSw

Users are still welcome to attempt this challenge and post answers here, but the winner has been fixed. The next challenge can be found here: playstrategy.org/forum/weekly-challenges/weekly-challenge-102-check-this-comeback-out