Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
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Black plays 0/3 reductions. With 3/3 reductions, the final scores would be Black + 3 / White + 6. White will connect at White might start the Semeai Variation with her kikashi |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White lost two points. White + 2 => Jigo |
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Semeai Variation: At White's decision point, Black will have 10 effective liberties left, e.g. nine direct liberties ( Black will win by a very large margin. |

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after her decision point.
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in the hanezeki, but which will not really help her.

) and one approach-move liberty (
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