:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2021)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIb)

Tricking KataGo (Triple-Ko)

VAR (C) (A) (.2) (.2) (.2) (.3)

(.3)

: ( 222hs)
White connects her stone that was in atari.

:
Black pushes for another time.

:
White simply connects.

; :
Black spoils White's shape.

:
The Central Semeai continues.

; :
White has to close her false eyes.

Currently, Black has six liberties that are shared with White's centre group ().
Additionally, there are seven external liberties in the upper right, six direct ones (), and one approach-move liberty ().
Black will connect the hanezeki's tail with , once he has reduced the number of shared liberties to five. He will win the ensuing semeai and capture White's centre group.

Sooner or later, White will capture the hanezeki's tail with . Thereafter, she will force Black to capture her stones in the upper left corner with , before contining the endgame on the left side with in the lower left corner.

Black will win the game by nine points.

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