:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2020)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)

No Early Kikashi

VAR (.1) (.4)

: ( 648cx)
Black connects solidly in the left centre.

In the "usual" course of the ko fight in the left centre, Black would have played this connection in reply to White's ko threat at .
Compared to that Black lost one tempo in the Main Semeai, but White lost one of her potential ko threats in return.

: (129 648dw; 130 648dy; A 648dz)
White wants to keep the matter simple, and blocks at the top.

Alternatively, she might consider connecting her single stone at the upper edge with , or inserting her kikashi in the lower left corner "early".
However - as usual after the refutation of Dany's Sacrifice - pre-empting Black's kikashi in the hanezeki by taking the point of herself, will be worse for her in the Semeai Variation.

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Black captures White's single stone at the upper edge, which is the largest move outside the Main Semeai area.

Defending his lower left corner, with , instead, will be one point worse overall.

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White is able to insert her kikashi in the lower left corner.

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Finally, White blocks at the upper edge.

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Black plays his remaining kikashi in the hanezeki, as he has no chance to win Dany's Ko anyway.

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He continues with the Main Semeai.

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White has to connect the ko - sooner or later.

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Black connects the other ko at the upper edge.

Black plays 3/3 reductions.

Later, White will play her kikashi , in the lower left corner, so that Black has to capture at before the end of the game.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ..., there are no changes.

White + 1 => White + 1

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation, there are no changes.

White + 1 => White + 1

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