The Decisive Moment in the Historical Line
of Play (2002 - 2007)
White 132
The decisive moment for White comes with . White has two options:
White can - according to our analysis - first play all the endgame on the left side, beginning with , the tsuke of Yamada Shinji. N. B.: Here we will compare the impact of the moves and only. N. B. (II): We now know that Yamada Shinji's tsuke should be played even earlier, in order to stop Black from connecting the hanezeki's tail during the endgame on the left side, so enforcing the Semeai Variation. | |