Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1) (.4) (.1)
(Referenced by 648dy) : ( 648dw) | |
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: He will be unable to win the ko, but he has to enforce White's final, and disadvantageous, ko threat in the lower left corner. |
: White might consider giving atari at at the left edge, instead. | |
: Using his last ko threat in the upper right - that loses one tempo in the Main Semeai - does not make sense, as he would be unable to connect the ko - losing another tempo in the Main Semeai. He is too close to the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level. : | |
Black plays 1/2 reductions. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. White + 1 => White + 1 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. White + 1 => White + 1 | |