Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1) (.5) (.3)
: ( 648bx) | |
: : Playing at , instead, would be gote outside the Main Semeai area, so Black would ignore this move and win the Semeai Variation. The Capture Variation would end in a drawn game (jigo). | |
: : It is useless for White to try a ko fight with playing at , instead. She is far behind in Main Semeai Liberties, and cannot afford to connect the ko, because she would lose the Semeai Variation. : | |
Black plays 0/1 reduction. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
White lost one point. Black + 3 => Black + 4 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
White lost one point. White + 3 => White + 2 | |