Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR
: ( 648aa) | |
: 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. Black is still par with the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level. | |
Black is unable to continue with , or , in the left centre, because any of these moves would push him below the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level. Black is strictly bound to continue with the Main Semeai. Therefore, giving atari at b.png"> is his only choice, because this move is the only one that also defends against White's cut at (which White will not play now; please refer to this subvariation 648of for details). White will connect at y.png">, providing Black with two Main Semeai Liberties. Now, Black is able to defend against White's cut at . We ask for your kind understanding that we felt unable to adjust the move numbers (i.e. to increase these by two) in the already created diagrams, which follow in this part of the variation tree. | |
: If he retreated with the connection of , instead, would kill his entire group on the left side. Please note that - from now on - we will not update the board's border colour in this subvariation (and its subordinated variation), just because the Main Semeai will not become effective. | |
: : (136 648ny) If he connected at at the left, instead, he would lose his entire group. | |
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: : : White will win by a large margin. | |