Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR
: ( 648aa) We will assume that White does not intend to block at in this subvariation. | |
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Black must not play any reduction. Please note that Black is unable to give atari at , because this loss of one move would push him below the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level. Even if she was so very kind to answer with , Black could not connect at , for the same reason as above. This implies that White will give atari with after her decision point, and Black will connect at . | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation there is no change. White + 2 => White + 2 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation there is no change. Black + 4 => Black + 4 | |