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So Black has to connect at . As before, White plays hane at first, and then takes advantage of Black's weakness at the top, with .
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Thereafter, the combination of , and ...
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... , is not the strongest line of play for White. Of course, these moves reduce Black's group to only one eye, but he has enough liberties left to force White to capture his -group in the centre. This will enable him to win by a few points, as shown hereafter, due to the dissolving of the hanezeki.
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White's group in the top left corner has less than five liberties now, so it is essential that White captures Black's centre group immediately. Otherwise, Black will connect the hanezeki's tail, therewith gaining five liberties for his group, and win the semeai with White's group in the top left.
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This move is the start of our suggestion for the ensuing endgame.
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first, and then takes advantage of Black's weakness at the top, with 
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538
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-group in the centre. This will enable him to win by a few points, as shown hereafter, due to the dissolving of the hanezeki.
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