:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2020)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)

No Early Kikashi

VAR (.1) (.4) (.1)

: ( 648db)
Black pushes at the top.

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White has to block.

Pushing at at the left edge, aiming at exploiting Black's shortage of liberties, is no valid option for her. Black would give atari at , in principle forcing White to capture the hanezeki's tail too early, so losing the game.

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Black captures in the lower left, erasing his shortage of liberties above.

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White's largest move is the connection at the upper edge.

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Black captures in the left centre.

Please note that White is unable to connect this ko, because she would lose another Main Semeai Liberty by this move, simply losing the Semeai Variation thereafter.

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White has to play her kikashi in the hanezeki.

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Black connects in the left centre.

In principle, we have reached a change in the order of moves with the superordinate line ( 648db).

The final scores of the game will be Black + 4 / White + 2.

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