:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2020)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)

No Early Kikashi

VAR (.1) (.2) (.3)

: ( 648fi)
Black continues with the ko fight immediately by playing his kikashi in the hanezeki.


Ko:

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White has to answer locally.

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Black recaptures the ko.

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White uses the continuation of the Nakade Sequence as an additional ko threat.

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White recaptures the ko.

Hereafter, both sides follow the course of the super²ordinate variation, but with the parity of their ko threats changed.


Ko:

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Black plays his last ko effective ko threat.

He might even do without, achieving the same final scores as here.

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Now, it is White who has the last effective ko threat.

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Black continues with the Main Semeai.

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White connects the ko.

Black plays 2/3 reductions.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the super²ordinate variation ...

  • Black did not capture one White stone in the left centre, so losing one point.
  • Black did not get any territory there, so losing one point.
  • Black did not destroy one point of White's territory at the upper edge.
  • White did not capture Black's stone in the lower right, so losing two points.

In total, Black lost one point.

White + 1 => White + 2

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the super²ordinate variation ...

  • Black did not capture one White stone in the left centre, so losing one point.
  • Black did not get any territory there, so losing one point.
  • White captured one Black stone less at the upper edge, so losing one point.
  • White captured an additional Black stone in the lower right, so gaining two points.

In total, Black lost three points.

Black + 1 => White + 2

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