Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.3) (.2)
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: (A 648ke) She will be worse, if she pushes with , instead. | |
: : (129 648kf) Please note that this move is played outside the Main Semeai, but does not lose a tempo therein, because becomes an approach-move liberty of White's group at the left. It is a mistake to play the central attachment at , instead. : (A 648kg) White will win this ko anyway, so Black might consider retreating with , achieving the same overall result of the game. | |
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We now know that White's kikashi cannot be counted as an additional ko threat. |
: White is comfortably ahead in ko threats (, 2 x vs. ). : Otherwise, Black will capture there, and connect thereafter, achieving a drawn game. He is able to do so, because he has a sufficient surplus of liberties in the Main Semeai. | |
Black plays 0/2 reductions. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black lost one point. White + 1 => White + 2 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black lost one point. White + 1 => White + 2 | |