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Black captures in the lower left.

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White inserts her kikashi in the hanezeki.

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White's push in the centre is decisive.

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Black inserts his kikashi at the top.

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White secures two points of territory in the left centre.

Alternatively, she could connect at at the upper edge, achieving the same final scores.

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Black is able to connect.

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The Main Semeai continues.

Black plays 0/1 reduction.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• Black's cumulated gain at the upper edge is two points.
• Black did not capture one White stone in the left centre, so losing one point.
• Black did not get any territory there, so losing one point.
• White got an additional two points of territory in the left centre.

In total, Black loses two points.

Black + 4 => Black + 1

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• Black's cumulated gain at the upper edge is two points.
• Black did not capture one White stone in the left centre, so losing one point.
• Black did not get any territory there, so losing one point.
• White got an additional two points of territory in the left centre.

In total, Black loses two points.

White + 2 => White + 4