Variations of Our Solution (I)
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: Even if Black plays , he does not gain () as much as he loses () in the lower right. White wins the game with ease. This development makes clear that, even in the "old days", one thing must have been evident: It cannot be Black's main task in this problem simply to provide his top right group with two eyes. |
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: Black can secure an eye in gote, either starting at , or at . These two areas are miai, so White cannot prevent a Black eye here, even if she moves first. Thereafter, Black can reduce White's corner territory, but White will not allow him to make another eye. |
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