Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1) (.5)
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: (A 648as) It would be a grave mistake to choose Dany's Sacrifice, instead, after having played her kikashi in the lower left corner. | |
Black plays 3/5 reductions. With 5/5 reductions, the final scores would be White + 1 / White + 7. Black will have to capture at before the end of the game. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White gained three points. Jigo => White + 3 White lost one point overall. | |
Semeai Variation:
At White's decision point, Black's large group in the upper right will have nine liberties, eight direct ones (), and one approach-move liberty (). Black will win the game by a large margin. | |