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

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