:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2015)

Variations of Our Solution (II)

VAR (C) (C)


Ko: ; ; ;

: ( 364)
White starts the ko-fight "early".

Ko: ; ; ; ; ; ;

: (A 385)
Black has no ko-threats left, so he must let White finish the ko.

:
Black's group in the top right is reduced to seven liberties, so Black must connect the hanezeki's tail, to pre-empt the usage of the Punishment Semeai by White.

:
White establishes a temporary seki in the centre, and so wins the game. In the top left corner, White has three unused ko-threats left.

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