:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2019)

Variations of Our Solution (III)

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White enters the Semeai Variation.

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This is the final position of the Semeai Variation.

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation, ...

  • Black lost two points of territory in the upper left corner.
  • White gained two poins of territory at the upper edge.
  • White lost one point of territory at the top.
  • Black lost three points of territory in the left centre.
  • Black captured White's wedging stone, for a gain of one point.
  • Black captured one White stone in the left centre, for a gain of two points.
  • Black lost three points of territory in the lower left, but captured an additional three White stones, for a cumulated gain of three points.
  • White captured one Black stone in the lower left.
  • White did not get one point of territory in the upper right centre.
  • White captured an additional two Black stones, one in the upper right, the other one in the lower right, for a gain of four points.

In total, White gained four points.

Black + 3 => White + 1

White wins the Semeai Variation by one point!

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