Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
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Black might consider playing KataGo' solid connection
If she inserted her kikashi
She intends to choose Dany's Sacrifice; therefore it does not make sense to insert her own kikashi in the lower left corner.
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Please note that Black is already par with the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level, and therefore must not lose any single move in the Main Semeai. |
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The areas at the top, and in the left centre, are miai here. |
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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, White lost four points. White + 2 => Black + 2 |
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Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White gained seven points. Black + 4 => White + 3 |

648ab
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648cp
, instead, achieving the same final scores.
in the left centre. However - according to our analysis - this move does not really work, but benefits White by one point overall.
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in the hanezeki, instead, she would decrease her score in the Capture Variation in some of the following subvariations.
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is not feasible here (Black would answer at slC), contrary to the subvariation above, where the atari at White's two stones in the lower left is played "late".
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