Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR
(.4)

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In principle, Black loses two Main Semeai Liberties by this move. But |
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Black plays 2/4 reductions. Please assume the rejection of Dany's Sacrifice ( |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. White + 1 => White + 1 |
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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. |

648hq
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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) played before.


), and one approach-move liberty (
648ag
), and Black's large ko threat at
at the top.
