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White connects at the outside.

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Black has to connect solidly.

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White continues in the lower left corner.

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It is best for Black to connect.

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White forces at the upper edge.

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Black has to connect.

Please note that Black will play at in the right centre thereafter in the Capture Variation only.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• White got an additional two points of territory at the top.
• White did not capture Black's stone in the lower left, so losing two points.
• Black destroyed one point of White's territory in the centre.

In total, White lost one point.

White + 4 => White + 3

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• White got an additional two points of territory at the top.
• White did not capture Black's stone in the lower left, so losing two points.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

Black + 3 => Black + 3