Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1) (.2) (.2)
: ( 648fd) Please note that this move is - in principle - played outside the Main Semeai area. But it does not lose a tempo in the Main Semeai, because it creates an approach-move liberty () for White's group at the left. | |
: (A 648fg) If she answered at , instead, intending to fight Dany's Ko, she would get no better result overall, but worsen her score in the alternative Main Variation. : | |
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Black plays 2/2 reductions. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White lost one point. White + 2 => White + 1 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White lost one point. Jigo => Black + 1 | |