Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1) (.1)
: ( 648fa) | |
: : If she connected at , instead, Black would be forced to play the solid connection at to live. Thereafter, would return to the main line here, resulting in White +2 / Black + 4. : Black is par with the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level; therefore he is unable to play the push at the top in the moment. Please refer to ( 648ap) for details.
The point of lC at the upper edge is still open, so White will not benefit from blocking at , instead. | |
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: : : Alternatively, she might consider taking territory in the left centre with , but which will not affect the final scores. | |
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Black must not play any reduction. Please assume Black's second kikashi in the hanezeki (, ) played before. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White lost one point. White + 2 => White + 1 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White gained one point. Jigo => White + 1 | |