Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.2)
: ( 648gg) | |
: : 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 , . 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 ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. White + 1 => White + 1 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White gained three points. Black + 2 => White + 1 | |