:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2020)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)

No Early Kikashi

VAR (.1) (.4)

( 648eg)
White connects at the top.

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Black separates White's stones at the top in sente.

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Black's throw-in reduces White's liberties in the centre.

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This move terminates what was only apparently a semeai in the centre of the board.

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White's eyeless group in the centre has only four liberties left, so White is forced to capture the hanezeki's tail.

Otherwise, Black would connect the tail with , and win the following semeai.

We think that

Black will win the game by about nine points.

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