Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1) (.4) (.2)
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: Defending his lower left corner with , instead, would be too early, as White would gain decisively by also blocking with at the top. : : If she inserted her kikashi at , instead, she would lose her ko threat at . Therefore, Black would win the ko fight in the centre, as well as the Semeai Variation, again. : White is barely ahead in ko threats (6 x , vs. , 4 x , ), so Black will lose the ko fight anyway. Please note that fighting the ko until the very end would imply that Black played his disadvantageous ko threat at , which cost him one point overall. : |
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Black plays 2/3 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 | |