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Black occupies a liberty of White's four stones above, while trying to connect his troops.

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White cuts on the outside, also giving atari at Black's single stone.

Alternatively, White might play the sequence in the corner before, changing the order of moves.

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Black connects on the outside.

Alternatively, he might play hane at the upper edge, sacrificing another stone on the top. The final scores of the game will remain unaffected.

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White forces once, ...

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... in order to enable the hane of .

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White continues with the endgame in the lower left corner.

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As usual, Black plays tenuki after White's atari at the bottom.

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White gives atari at the nakade.

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Black gives atari at White's two stones in return.

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White connects.

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Black has to defend his formation in the left centre.

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White plays KataGo's bad-shape move in the left corner.

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Black answers with the solid connection.

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White connects her single stone in the right centre.

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Back captures at the upper edge.

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White captures two Black stones at the top in gote.

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The Main Semeai continues.

Black plays 2/2 reductions.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the super²ordinate variation, ...

• White's cumulated gain in the upper left corner is six points.
• White's cumulated gain at the top is three points.
• White got an additional point of territory in the right centre.
• White did not capture Black's stone in the lower left, so losing two points.

In total, White gained eight points.

White + 2 => White + 10

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the super²ordinate variation, ...

• White's cumulated gain in the upper left corner is six points.
• White's cumulated gain at the top is three points.
• White captured one Black stone less in the right centre, so losing one point.
• White captured one Black stone more in the lower right, so gaining two points.

In total, White gained ten points.

Black + 4 => White + 6