:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2020)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)

No Early Kikashi

VAR (.1) (.1)

: ( 648id)
White attaches in the left centre.

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White's move creates an approach-move liberty () for her left-hand group.

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Black pre-empts White's kikashi in the lower left corner.

: (A 648ij; B 648ik)
White secures two points of territory in the centre.

Connecting with on the upper edge, or blocking at the top with , instead, will result in the same final scores as here.

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Black captures White's single stone at the upper edge.

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Black connects.

Black plays 2/2 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 did not get any territory in the centre, so losing one point.
  • White got two points of territory in the left centre.
  • Black got an additional two points of territory in the lower left corner.
  • White did not capture Black's stone in the lower right, so losing two points.

In total, White lost one point.

White + 2 => White + 1

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

  • Black did not get any territory in the centre, so losing one point.
  • White got two points of territory in the left centre.
  • Black got an additional two points of territory in the lower left corner.
  • White captured an additional Black stone in the lower right, so gaining two points.
  • Black captured one White stone less in the lower left corner, so losing two points.

In total, White gained five points.

Black + 4 => White + 1

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