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White blocks at the top, preventing Black's sente move at the same point.

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Black plays his kikashi in the hanezeki "early".

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Black can still create an eye in the left centre, so temporarily ignoring Black's kikashi in the hanezeki and forcing at is pointless.

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White takes the last valuable point on the board.

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The Main Semeai continues.

Black plays 2/3 reductions.

Please assume the rejection of Dany's Sacrifice and Black's second kikashi in the hanezeki (, ) played before.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• Black did not capture at the upper edge, so White gained two points.
• White gained one additional point of territory at the top.
• Black's cumulated gain in the lower left corner is two points.
• Black connected his single stone in the lower right, so gaining two points.

In total, White lost one point.

White + 2 => White + 1

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• Black did not capture at the upper edge, so White gained two points.
• White gained one additional point of territory at the top.
• Black's cumulated gain in the lower left corner is two points.
• Black did not capture one White stone in the lower left corner, so White gained two points.
• White gained two points in the lower right by capturing an additional Black stone.

In total, White gained five points.

Black + 4 => White + 1