:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2021)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIb)

Tricking KataGo (Triple-Ko)

VAR (C) (A) (.1) (.2) (.1)

: ( 222ai)
Black threatens to connect his stone at the top.

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White attacks Black's cutting point to the right.

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Black defends in a direct way.

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White jumps into Black's corner.

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Black captures White's stone below, securing at least one eye for his group.

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White secures an eye for her group in Black's corner, too.

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Black closes his cutting point, finally erasing his decisive weakness.

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White turns the entire corner into a seki.

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Eventually, Black is able to connect his single stone at the top, as he originally intended, losing his last surplus Main Semeai Liberty.

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The Main Semeai continues.

Black must not play any reduction.

Before the end of the game, Black will have to sacrifice a stone at in the seki; White will capture with .

According to our estimation ...

White will win the game by at least 20 points.

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