Variations of Our Solution (I)
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Black separates White's groups in the centre in another way. |
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White cannot cut at 65. However, that move deserves attention for a very different reason; it leads to a seki across half the board with a new type of seki, called Circular Hanezeki ( |
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The guzumi of |
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Black follows our solution's path again. Black might consider to try Joachim's ideas of playing the hiki at But - after the hiki of |
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However, Black has no chance to pre-empt White's move at the guzumi point of So we now are in the path of the classical solution, in which White will gain an additional seven points of territory ( |
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Here we show the resulting endgame on the left side, before White continues with the usual path with a move at In the Capture Variation, White's lead would increase by a further two points, because White captures an additional black stone ( |
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