Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1) (.4)
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: Usually, White would play her kikashi in the hanezeki, in order to prevent a Black atari at there. Here, in this subvariation, however, she will lose the Semeai Variation anyway; therefore, it does not make sense to sacrifice one point in the Capture Variation for gaining one point in the Semeai Variation. : : | |
Black plays 0/3 reductions. White will start the Semeai Variation by playing her kikashi at in the hanezeki. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. White + 1 => White + 1 | |
Semeai Variation: At White's decision point, Black's large group in the upper right will have ten liberties, eight direct liberties (), and two approach-move liberties (), so White will be unable to capture it. Black will win the game by a large margin. | |