Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1)
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Black plays 0/2 reductions. In the Capture Variation, White will connect at , while Black will capture in the Semeai Variation with , and connect at thereafter. White is unable to connect at before her decision point, because this would rise Black's large group at the right to three Main Semeai Liberties over par, resulting in survival in the Semeai Variation. | |
((Capture Variation:)) Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White lost two points. Black + 3 => Black + 5 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation (arithmetically) ...
In total, White lost one point. Black + 1 => Black + 2 | |