Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
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Please note that this move is played outside the Main Semeai area, and so loses one tempo. |
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Unnecessarily preceding it with her kikashi
However, he might prefer occupying one of White's liberties by connecting at |
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This implies that giving atari with a move at
If she continued with the Main Semeai, instead, Black would be unable to destroy White's potential territory, starting with the atari at
Connecting her two stones in the lower left with |
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Black must not play any reduction. White will start the Semeai Variation with her kikashi |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black gained three points. White + 1 => Black + 2 |
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Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black lost two points. White + 1 => White + 3 |

648ao
: (124
648bs
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in the hanezeki will not change the overall result of the game, but cost her one point in the Capture Variation.
, however, is a grave mistake.
in the left centre, or
in the lower left corner, will be similar, probably reverting to choosing the move at
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C
, instead. He will increase his score in the Capture Variation by one point.
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in reserve for later, while being in "analysis mode".
: (148
, instead, resulting in a change in the order of moves.
is out of the question here (simply because Black would have captured at
much earlier in the "problem solving mode").
: (154
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: (155
would be a grave mistake.



