Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1) (.5) (.3) (.1) (.1)
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Black plays 2/4 reductions. With 4/4 reductions, the final scores would be Black + 2 / White + 4. White will start the Semeai Variation with , forcing Black to capture and connect in the left centre. This implies that Black has to capture at before the end of the game. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
White lost one point. White + 1 => Jigo | |
Semeai Variation:
At White's decision point, Black's large group in the upper right will have nine liberties, eight direct ones (), and one approach-move liberty (). Black will win the game by a large margin. | |