Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR
(.1)
(.5)

We now know that White's move loses a tempo in the Main Semeai. | |
We now know that this atari is not necessary. We ask for your kind understanding that we did not delete this exchange that loses a ko threat for Black unnecessarily. White is comfortably ahead in ko threats, so Black would have no chance at all to win Dany's Ko anyway, even with one more ko threat.
Please remember that White wanted to fight Dany's Ko in this subvariation, and so did not choose the alternative option of Dany's Sacrifice, which would be better for her here. | |
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Please note that
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White is comfortably ahead in ko threats (8 x | |
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Black plays 2/4 reductions. Later, White will play her kikashi | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White gained four points. Black + 1 => White + 3 | |
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. | |