:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2015)

Variations of Our Solution (I)

VAR (.1)

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Black plays from below first.

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Simple, and sufficient for White.

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Black could play at , instead, but would not get rid of his difficulties in approaching White's group from the left.

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The first step to take White's disturbing stones off the board.

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White follows the "usual" path to a "late" ko.

: (131 147)
It will not help Black to occupy a shared liberty, at , instead.

Ko:

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White is able to play a protective move on the left side, pre-empting further Black ko-threats against White's left side.

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Black's last valid, but suicidal ko-threat.
White's centre group has four liberties left (and White has not played at yet), so is no valid ko-threat.

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White wins the semeai by one move.

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