Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.2)
: ( 648aa) | |
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: ( A 648ip; B 648iq) Forcing with in the lower left corner, instead, will increase White's score in the Semeai Variation. : (125 648ir) Black might consider playing the "usual" move at , but White will win the Semeai Variation thereafter. | |
: (A 648iv) Blocking at , instead, is a mistake. | |
: ( A 648iw)
However, it would be better to let Black capture and connect. | |
Black plays 3/5 reductions. Please assume the rejection of Dany's Sacrifice (, ) played before. With 5/5 reductions, the final scores would be Black + 1 / White + 3 | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White lost one point. White + 2 => White + 1 | |
Semeai Variation:
At White's decision point, Black's large group in the upper right will have nine liberties, eight direct ones (), and one approach-move liberty (). Black will win the game by a large margin. | |