: ( 648hm)
We will assume here that White does not intend to play the throw-in at .

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Black connects at a moment, when all other valuable points outside the Main Semeai area have been occupied.

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The Main Semeai continues.

Black plays 3/3 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 ...

• Black does not need to capture White's two stones in the lower left corner, so gaining one point.

White lost one point.

White + 2 => White + 1

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• Black does not need to capture White's two stones in the lower left corner, so gaining one point.

White lost one point.

White + 2 => White + 1