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Black connects, so closing his lower cutting point.

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White could even do without this second push at the left edge, not affecting the final scores of the game.
We inserted this move for easier comparison with the superordinate variation.

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Black blocks, securing an additional point of territory.

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White must connect her single stone in the right centre.

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Black has to defend his potential territory in the left centre.

He would lose one point overall, if he descended to , instead.

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White takes profit outside the Main Semeai area.

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Black has to add a protective move in the upper left corner before approaching White's left-hand group at .

Black plays 3/3 reductions.

Before the end of the game, Black must connect at .

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation, ...

• Black got an additional point of territory in the upper left corner.

White + 2 => White + 1

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation, ...

• Black got an additional point of territory in the upper left corner.

Black + 4 => Black + 3