:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2021)

Variations of Our Solution (Ib)

KataGo's 2021 Solution

VAR (.3) (.3) (.1)

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Black connects above.

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White separates Black's forces at the left.

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Black must provide his centre group with a second eye.

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White attacks Black's corner group in return.

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White reduces Black's eye space decicively.

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Black can barely reach a seki, in gote.

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The Main Semeai continues.

Black plays 4/4 reductions.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation, ...

  • Black got an additional two points of territory in the left centre.
  • Black destroyed two points of White's territory in the upper right.
  • White destroyed nine points of Black's territory in the lower left corner.

In total, Black lost five points

White + 2 => White + 7

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation, ...

  • Black got an additional two points of territory in the left centre.
  • Black captured one White stone less in the left centre, so losing two points.
  • Black captured two White stones less in the upper right, so losing two points.
  • The net effect of the different play in the lower left corner is zero.

In total, Black lost two points.

White + 2 => White + 4

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