:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2020)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)

No Early Kikashi

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

: ( 648fo)
White immediately connects her two stones that were in atari.

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Black plays KataGo's solid connection.

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White throws-in in the lower left corner.

Connecting her single stone at the upper edge with , would be mistaken.

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Black captures White's single stone at the upper edge.

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Black connects.

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White continues with the Main Semeai, having reached a change in the order of moves with the main line.

There, you will find sufficient explanation, why White does not want to prevent Black's kikashi in the hanezeki by playing herself at the point of .

The final scores of the game will be White + 2 / Black + 4.

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