Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.2) (.2)
: ( 648go) | |
: If he captured with first, White would choose Dany's Sacrifice, and win the Punishment Semeai. It is also too early to play the push at the top; please refer to ( 648ap) for details. : | |
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: Now - all valuable points outside the Main Semeai area have been taken - you can easily realise that a White push at is not necessary. If White played this reduction of Black's territory in the left centre, Black would achieve a move of his own to also reduce White's territory in the upper right in return. The net effect of this exchange is zero. : If she let Black occupy the point , her score in the Semeai Variation would become worse. | |
Black plays 1/1 reduction. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. White + 2 => White + 2 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. Black + 4 => Black + 4 | |