:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2020)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)

No Early Kikashi

VAR (.1) (.5)

: ( 648ar)
White continues with the Main Semeai.

:
Black captures in the lower left.

Black plays 0/3 reductions.

With 3/3 reductions, the final scores would be Black + 1 / White + 7.

Black will have to capture at before the end of the game.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

  • Black captured an additional two White stones in the lower left, so gaining four points.
  • White got an additional point of territory in the upper right corner.
  • White captured Black's stone in the lower right, so gaining two points.

In total, White lost one point.

White + 3 => White + 2

Semeai Variation:

At White's decision point, Black's large group in the upper right will have ten liberties, eight direct liberties (), and two approach-move liberties (), so White will be unable to capture it.

Black will win the game by a large margin.

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