Variations of Our Solution (Ib)
KataGo's 2021 Solution
VAR (.3) (.3)
: ( 58bc) | |
: However, it can also be considered a kind of technical mistake, as it enhances Black's eye shape in the left centre unnecessarily (and is a genuine mistake, if played too early; 58dr). In general, it should be simply left unplayed. : | |
: : : : : : Black would be two points better in the Semeai Variation, if he blocked the upper left corner with , instead, in principle returning to the course of Our Solution (the wedge in the left centre does not have any effect). | |
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: : (A 58be) Giving atari at White's two stones in the lower left, instead, would lose points in the alternative Main Variation. : However, this move can be considered a technical mistake, if played so early. White should simply do without. : | |
: : (A 58bg) Reducing Black's potential territory in the left centre with a move at , instead, would be mistaken. : : (147 58bh) Connecting her two stones in the lower left, instead, would be a grave mistake. | |
Black must not play any reduction. : | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the super²ordinate variation, ...
In total, White lost three points. White + 1 => Black + 2 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the super²ordinate variation, ...
In total, White gained nine points. Black + 7 => White + 2 | |