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White tries another preparation for her further actions below.

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Black connects above.

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White pushes from above.

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White's central attachment seems to be best here, in order to destroy Black's potential eye in the centre.

Playing Dany's atekomi at , instead, will be one point worse for her.

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Please note that White's move does not lose a tempo in the Main Semeai, because it creates an approach-move liberty for her left-hand group.

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Black's push at the top is no absolute sente.

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White's kikashi in the lower left corner threaten to kill Black's large group at the left.

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White will be ahead in the Semeai Variation. Therefore, Black has to play his kikashi in the hanezeki "early".

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Black plays 4/4 reductions.

Please assume the rejection of Dany's Sacrifice and Black's second kikashi in the hanezeki (, ) played before.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• White lost one point of territory at the upper edge.
• Black did not capture one White stone in the left centre.
• Black lost one point of territory there.
• White got two points of territory in the centre.
• Black gained four points by destroying White territory at the right side of the board.

In total, White lost one point.

White + 2 => White + 1

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• White lost one point of territory at the upper edge.
• Black did not capture one White stone in the left centre.
• Black lost one point of territory there.
• White got two points of territory in the centre.
• White lost an additional stone at the left, so losing two points.
• White captures an additional three Black stones at the right, so gaining four points.

In total, White gained five points.

Black + 4 => White + 1