Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1) (.3) (.2)
: ( 648fq) | |
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Black plays 2/4 reductions. With 4/4 reductions, the final scores would be Black + 1 / White + 4. White will start the Semeai Variation by he kikashi of , , but which does not really matter here. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White lost one point. White + 2 => White + 1 | |
Semeai Variation:
At White's decision point, Black's large group in the upper right will have nine liberties, eight direct ones (), and one approach-move liberty (). Black will win the game by a large margin. | |