Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
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Pushing with
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Black is unable to continue with Black is strictly bound to continue with the Main Semeai. Therefore, giving atari at
White might consider playing the push to 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. |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. White + 2 => White + 2 |
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Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black lost two points. Black + 4 => Black + 2 |

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in the left centre, instead, is a mistake, losing one point overall.
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, or choosing KataGo's solid connection
, however, would be worse for him in the Semeai Variation.
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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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; therefore, it does not lose a tempo in the Main Semeai.

is his only choice, because this move is the only one that also defends against White's cut at
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