: ( 648ie)
White plays her second kikashi in the lower left corner.

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Black connects, pre-empting White's throw-in at the same point.
Black lost one point of territory, but White has lost one move in the Main Semeai, so nothing serious happened.

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Black continues with the Main Semeai.

He would be worse, if he connected at , instead.

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White intends to get one point in the left centre, while Black secures an eye above.

Black plays 4/5 reductions.

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

White will connect at after her decision point.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• Black lost one point of territory in the lower left corner.
• Black destroyed one point of White's territory at the top.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 1 => White + 1

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• Black lost one point of territory in the lower left corner.
• At the top, White captured an additional Black stone, so gaining one point.
• Black captured an additional White stone in the lower left corner, so gaining two points.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 1 => White + 1