Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1) (.5) (.1) (.1) (.2)
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: She does not want to lose another move in the Main Semeai, because this would be equivalent to losing not only the Capture Variation, but also the Semeai Variation. | |
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Semeai Variation: : : | |
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: (A 648be) He must not continue with the usual course of the Semeai Variation, instead. | |
: : (A 648bf; B 648bg) Connecting with , or giving atari with at the upper edge, instead, will be a grave mistake. : She might simplify the issue by connecting with , achieving the same final score as herein. : Retreating with , instead, will be one point worse overall, as we have already seen in the subvariation above. | |
: : (186 648bh) If he connected at , instead, White would gain decisively. : | |
: If she captured Black's group at the left with , instead, Black's large group at the right would survive the following semeai in return. White would lose the game by about 15 points. | |
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: : Answering at , , or , instead, will not affect the outcome of the game |
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Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black gained one point. White + 3 => White + 2 | |
///: Capture Variation: : | |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. Black + 3 => Black + 3 | |