Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.3)
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: (A 648gy) Pushing with in the left centre, instead, is a mistake, losing one point overall. : (A 648hi; B 648hk Blocking the left centre with , or choosing KataGo's solid connection , however, would be worse for him in the Semeai Variation. | |
: (A 648gv) She might consider pushing with in the left centre, and blocking with at the upper edge thereafter, instead. She will achieve the same overall result of the game, but enhance Black's score in the Semeai Variation. | |
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Black is unable to continue with , or , in the left centre, because any of these moves would push him below the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level. Black is strictly bound to continue with the Main Semeai. Therefore, giving atari at is his only choice, because this move is the only one that also defends against White's cut at (which White will not play now; please refer to this subvariation 648of for details). : ( A 648gw) White might consider playing the push to before, which will increase her score in the Semeai Variation. We ask for your kind understanding that we felt unable to adjust the move numbers (i.e. to increase these by two) in the many already created diagrams, which follow in this part of the variation tree. | |
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Black plays 2/2 reductions. | |
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, Black lost two points. Black + 4 => Black + 2 | |