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 + 1 / White + 7. Black will have to capture at |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White lost one point. White + 3 => White + 2 |
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Semeai Variation: At White's decision point, Black's large group in the upper right will have ten liberties, eight direct liberties ( Black will win the game by a large margin. |

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before the end of the game.

), and two approach-move liberties (
), so White will be unable to capture it.
