Variations of Our Solution (Ib)
KataGo's 2021 Solution
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Please note the effect of White's marked mistakes in the very beginning, which were the wedge in the left centre and the hasami-tsuke in the lower left corner. | |
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This implies that Black must not have played the connection above White's central attachment ( Please note that we did not adjust the move numbers accordingly, for better comparison with the diagram above. | |
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This implies that Black must not have played the connection above White's central attachment ( Please note that we did not adjust the move numbers accordingly. Please note that these two scenarios are independent of each other. And we know ( | |
///: Black plays 3/5 reductions. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation, ...
In total, Black gained one point. White + 2 => White + 1 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation, ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. White + 1 => White + 1 | |