Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1)
: ( 648nz) Black is four Main Semeai Liberties over par. | |
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: It will not make a difference, if she captured at , instead. Thereafter, Black would have the atari at as a ko threat. ; : We now know that White's atari in the upper left centre cannot be counted as an additional ko threat. ; ; : |
: Joachim found that Black's throw-in at in the upper right would have been a valid ko threat. White is barely ahead in ko threats (2 x vs. ) before this move, so our earlier mistake with White's atari in the upper left centre will not affect the final scores of this subvariation. : : | |
Black plays 1/2 reductions. Before the end of the game, Black will capture at . | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White gained one point. White + 1 => White + 2 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White gained one point. White + 1 => White + 2 | |