:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2021)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIb)

Tricking KataGo (Triple-Ko)

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

(.1) (.1)

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White plays a ko threat in the left centre, threatening to establish independent life at the left side of the board.

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Black captures White's stones in the upper left corner, ignoring White's ko threat.

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It is best for White now to continue with the Main Semeai.

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White destroys Black's territory in the left centre, but will not gain decisively.

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Capturing at , instead, will not affect the final result of the game.

According to our estimation ...

Black will win the game by 13 points.

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If White continues at the left, securing independent life for her group there, ...

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... Black will start the semeai between his large group at the right and White's centre group.
Please note Black's additional liberty at , which will ensure him a decisive advantage in this fight.

Sooner or later, White will be forced to capture the hanezeki's tail with .

Black will win the game by about 20 points.

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