: ( 648gy)
White blocks at the top.

: (125 648ha)
Black takes the large point in the upper right, capturing White's single stone.
In principle, Black loses two Main Semeai Liberties by this move. But becomes an approach-move liberty of his group, so the net effect of this move is a loss of one Main Semeai Liberty.

Immediately connecting at , instead, would be too early.

: (A 648hb)
White closes a second hole in the encirclement of her upper side.

Playing the central attachment at , instead, would result in the same final scores.

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Black plays KataGo's solid connection "late", securing one point of territory above.

Black plays 3/4 reductions.

Please assume the rejection of Dany's Sacrifice and Black's second kikashi in the hanezeki (, ) played before.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• White's cumulated gain at the upper edge is two points.
• White got an additional point of territory at the top.
• White did not capture one Black stone in the centre, so losing one point.
• Black captured White's stone in the upper right, so gaining two points.

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 two points.
• White got an additional point of territory at the top.
• White did not capture one Black stone in the centre, so losing one point.
• White captured another Black stone in the upper right, so the net effect is zero.
• White gained an additional point of territory in the right centre.

In total, White gained three points.

Black + 2 => White + 1