Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
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He is unable to terminate the ko fight just now.
If she inserted her own kikashi |
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He might consider continuing with the ko fight for a while, using both of his kikashi in the hanezeki as a ko threat.
As "usual" after the refutation of Dany's Sacrifice in the lower left, she does not really want to pre-empt Black's kikashi in the hanezeki by occupying the point of
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Black plays 2/3 reductions. |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. White + 1 => White + 1 |
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Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. White + 1 => White + 1 |

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, he would enable White to also use one of her potential ko threats without affecting the outcome of the ko fight. White would insert her kikashi at
in the lower left corner, gaining one point overall unnecessarily.
is also out of the question. White would gain one point overall by blocking at
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). Black would win the ko fight, and the Semeai Variation.
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