:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2021)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIb)

Tricking KataGo (Triple-Ko)

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

(.1)

: ( 222go)
Black gives atari at White's single stone in the corner.

: (A 222gq)
White gives counter-atari.

White might consider to simply capturing Black's single stone at the upper edge.
She will lose only a few points, and still remain much better than with Our Solution.

:
Black has to capture.

:
White gives another atari in the corner.

:
Black cuts, also giving counter-atari.

:
White captures.

:
Black captures White's two stones at the upper edge in return.

:
White's atari at the left edge is sente.

:
White reduces Black's group to only one eye.

:
Black connects his partial troops.

:
White continues with the Main Semeai.

She will connect at later, after all her open territorial spots at the right side of the board have been closed, resuming the fight in the upper left corner.

:
Black is par with the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level, and so has no other choice but to follow White.

The continuation of the sequence in detail is the same as after the "early" capture of the nakade ( 222ha).

White will win the game by ten points.

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