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White blocks at the top.

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Black has to play his kikashi in the hanezeki "early".

He would lose one point overall if he let White occupy the point of .

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KataGo's solid connection is the best move now.

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Black has sufficient Main Semeai Liberties to spend, so White will not choose Dany's Sacrifice, but connect.

Black plays 3/4 reductions.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• White's cumulated gain at the upper edge is three points.
• White got an additional point of territory at the top.
• Black got an additional point of territory in the left centre.
• White did not get any territory there, so losing two points.
• Black does not need to capture White's two stones in the lower left corner, so gaining one point.
• Black destroyed one point of White's territory in the upper right, so gaining one point.

In total, White lost one point.

White + 2 => White + 1

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

Compared to the superordinate variation ...
• White's cumulated gain at the upper edge is three points.
• White got an additional point of territory at the top.
• Black got an additional point of territory in the left centre.
• White did not get any territory there, so losing two points.
• Black does not need to capture White's two stones in the lower left corner, so gaining one point.
• In the upper right, White captured one more Black stone, so gaining one point.

In total, White gained one point.

Jigo => White + 1