:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2021)

Variations of Our Solution (Ib)

KataGo's 2021 Solution

VAR (.3) (.3)

: ( 58ce)
Black connects below.

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It is best for Black to destroy White's potential territory in the centre.

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White plays KataGo's bad-shape move in the left centre, destroying Black's potential territory there.

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The Main Semeai continues.

Black plays 3/3 reductions.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation, ...

  • White destroyed two points of Black's territory in the left centre.
  • Black's cumulated gain in the lower left corner is one point.
  • Black destroyed one point of White's territory in the upper right corner.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 2 => White + 2

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation, ...

  • White destroyed two points of Black's territory in the left centre.
  • Black's cumulated gain in the lower left corner is one point.
  • Black captured one White stone more in the left centre, so gaining two points.
  • White captured one Black stone more in the upper right corner, so gaining one point.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 2 => White + 2

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