:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2020)

Variations of Our Solution (II)

VAR (C) (C) (.1)

: ( 379a)
Black connects solidly, following a suggestion of Joachim Meinhardt.
The idea is to hopefully gain a liberty by letting White connect her single stone that is located inside Black's group.

:
Black lets White connect her single stone in the upper right.

Black's large group in the upper right does not habe an eye, so starting Joachim's Ko-Semeai would not make any sense.

:
Both sides continue with occupying opponent's liberties.

:
White wins the semeai by one move, as Black is unable to give atari at her centre group with a move at .
There is no need to take Black's group at the lower edge off the board, starting with a move at . White's group in the top left corner is already alive.

White will win the game by a large margin.

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