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Black captures White's single stone in the upper right.

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White connects her single stone at the upper edge.

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White connects.

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

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By playing this atari in the hanezeki, Black gains one point overall, despite this move is gote.

White does not want to pre-empt Black's atari by playing her own kikashi , . 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.

Black plays 2/2 reductions.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• White's cumulated gain at the upper edge is three points.
• Black gained two points in the upper right by capturing one White stone.
• White lost one point of territory in the upper right.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 1 => White + 1

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• White's cumulated gain at the upper edge is three points.
• White gained two points at the right by capturing one additional Black stone.
• White lost one point of territory in the upper right.
• White lost one point of territory in the hanezeki.

In total, White gained three points.

Black + 2 => White + 1