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White blocks at the top.

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Black captures White's single stone at the top.

Destroying White's potential territory in the left centre, starting with , instead, will be one point worse overall.

; :
These two points are miai now.

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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 destroyed one point of White's territory at the upper edge.
• White got one additional point of 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 destroyed one point of White's territory at the upper edge.
• White got one additional point of territory at the top.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 1 => White + 1