Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1) (.2) (.3)
: ( 648ff) | |
: ( A 648fh) Black would win the game, if she insisted on fighting the ko in the left centre until the very end, instead, e.g. by capturing at , while refuting to prevent Black's kikashi at in the hanezeki. However, by following Dany's suggestion of splitting the Nakade Sequence during this ko fight White would be able to increase her score in the alternative Main Variation. | |
: If he continued the ko fight, e.g. by capturing at , he would lose it, and White would win both Main Variations by one point. : : : Otherwise, she would be unable to capture Black's large group in the upper right in the Semeai Variation. | |
Black plays 0/2 reductions. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White lost four points. White + 1 => Black + 3 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White gained two points. Black + 1 => White + 1 | |