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White plays the wedge in the left centre.

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Black gives atari from the outside.

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White plays KataGo's bad-shape move in the left centre.

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White will be better in the Semeai Variation than in the Capture Variation, so Black has to insert his kikashi in the hanezeki early.

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Black finally connects solidly.

Black plays 1/1 reduction.

Before the end of the game Black will have to connect at in the upper left.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• White destroyed two points of Black's territory in the left centre.
• Black captured one White stone there.
• Black destroyed one point of White's territory in the upper right corner.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 1 => White + 1

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• White destroyed two points of Black's territory in the left centre.
• Black captured one White stone there.
• White captured an additional Black stone in the upper right, so gaining one point.
• Black captured one White stone more at the left, so gaining two points.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 3 => White + 3