:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2019)

Variations of Our Solution (III)

VAR

: ( 548kea)
Black cuts immediately, simultaneously giving atari at White's single stone.

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White tries to live in the corner by blocking at , whereafter Black connects his troops by capturing with .

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White's descent, followed by her hane at , reduces Black's group to only one eye.

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Black's placement returns the favour to White's corner group.

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White can ignore any Black ko threat, as she will capture Black's entire top left corner by connecting her groups.

White will win the game by a large margin.

Black's position was hopeless from the very beginning. White still has her ko threats at in the centre, as well as those combinded with capturing in the Main Semeai Sequence ().
Additionally, White could have answered locally, and headed for the Punishement Semeai thereafter, also winning the game. In this case, she will not connect at .

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