Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
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We also tried the wedge of
Taking the large point of White might also try Dany's atekomi
In principle, Black loses two Main Semeai Liberties by this move. But |
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Blocking with |
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It would be too early to prevent White's forthcoming throw-in with a move at
Otherwise, Black will connect. Quite contrary to the subvariation above, Black will gain by this "late" connection, after no valuable endgame spot is remaining outside the Main Semeai. |
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Black plays 3/5 reductions. With 5/5 reductions, the final scores would be Jigo / White + 4. Please assume the rejection of Dany's Sacrifice ( Before her decision point, White will force Black to capture with |
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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:
At White's decision point, Black's large group in the upper right will have nine liberties, eight direct ones ( Black will win the game by a large margin. |

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, instead, but this will end worse for White.
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at the top right, instead, would be better for her. Black would still win the Semeai Variation, but White could capture his large group at the right, as usual.
, but this move is a mistake here, losing one point overall.
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becomes an approach-move liberty of his group, so the net effect of this move is a loss of one Main Semeai Liberty.
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at the top, or taking territory in the centre, instead, will not affect the final result of the game (i.e. the score in the Capture Variation), but lessen White's loss in the Semeai Variation.
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, instead.
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) played before.
, and connect at
thereafter. This implies that Black will have to also capture at
at the end of the game, due to his lack of an eye above.

), and one approach-move liberty (
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