:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2020)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)

No Early Kikashi

VAR (.1) (.1)

: ( 648ae)
White chooses Dany's Sacrifice.

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Black captures White's two stones in the lower left. White gained two Main Semeai Liberties by not connecting. However, Black is still three over par with the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level.

Black plays 0/3 reductions.

With 3/3 reductions, the final scores would be Black + 3 / White + 6.

White will connect at after her decision point.

White might start the Semeai Variation with her kikashi , in the hanezeki, but which will not really help her.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

  • Black captured White's two stones in the lower left, so gaining four points.
  • White captured Black's stone in the lower right, so gaining two points.

In total, White lost two points.

White + 2 => Jigo

Semeai Variation:

At White's decision point, Black will have 10 effective liberties left, e.g. nine direct liberties () and one approach-move liberty (), as marked here. Therefore, White will be unable to kill his large group in the upper right.

Black will win by a very large margin.

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