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White connects her single stone in the upper right.

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Black plays his kikashi in the hanezeki to prevent a White move at this point.

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

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White plays the wedge in the left centre, in order to reduce Black's territory there.

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This is KataGo's bad-shape move.

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Black must protect this cutting point - sooner or later.

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White captures Black's two stones in the upper left, gaining profit outside the Main Semeai area.

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Black recaptures.

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The Main Semeai continues.

Black plays 1/1 reduction.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• Black captured White's two stones in the lower left, so gaining four points.
• Black destroyed one point of White's territory in the upper right corner.
• Black did not capture White's stone in the upper right, so losing two points.
• White got an additional point of territory in the centre.
• White captured Black's stones in the lower right, so gaining two points.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 1 => White + 1

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• Black captured one White stone less in the lower left, so losing two points.
• White captured two Black stones less in the centre and in the lower right, so losing four points.
• White got an additional point of territory in the upper right corner.
• White captured an additional Black stone there, so gaining one points.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 1 => White + 1