Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
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(.2)

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Black has sufficient Main Semeai Liberties to spend, so White will not choose Dany's Sacrifice.
White does not want to pre-empt Black's atari by playing her own kikashi |
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Black plays 2/2 reductions. |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. White + 1 => White + 1 |
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Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White gained three points. Black + 2 => White + 1 |

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. The final result of the game will not be affected, but White will be unable to capture Black's large group in the upper right in the Semeai Variation.



