:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2021)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIb)

Tricking KataGo (Triple-Ko)

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

: ( 222bm)
Black pushes in the upper right.

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White simplifies the matter here by immediately connecting at .

Alternatively, she could have blocked at .
Thereafter, Black would establish a ko shape there (with , ), and White would have to play the move at anyway.

You will find an explanation of the succeeding ko fight 222aw.

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Black captures White's two stones in the lower left.

Capturing with a move at is out of the question, as Black would push himself below the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level.

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The Main Semeai continues.

: (D 222bo)
White continues with the Main Semeai.


She might consider playing the wedge in the left centre, instead, but she will not gain overall by this move.

...

Black plays 1/1 reduction.

If Black did without this reduction, the Main Variations would interchange their scores.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

  • Black destroyed two points of White's territory in the upper right.

White lost two points.

White + 2 => Jigo

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

  • Black destroyed two points of White's territory in the upper right.
  • White captured an additional Black stone in the upper right, so gaining two points.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other

White + 1 => White + 1

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