Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR
(.3)
(.1)
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Playing the wedge at
Playing KataGo's solid connection
White does not have any better option here. Playing the central attachment at
Black is able to play KataGo's solid connection |
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Playing Dany's atekomi, instead, will be worse for her.
Black might consider destroying White's potential territory in the centre with a move at |
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Blocking at
Otherwise, Black will connect there, enhancing the final scores in his favour. |
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Black plays 3/5 reductions. Please assume the rejection of Dany's Sacrifice ( With 5/5 reductions, the final scores would be Jigo / White + 4. In the left centre - after
At White's decision point, Black's large group in the upper right will have nine liberties, eight direct ones ( |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black lost one point. White + 1 => White + 2 |
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Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black gained six points. White + 1 => Black + 5 |

648ix
: (123
648iz
, instead, is mistaken.
: (B
, instead, is a mistake, losing one point overall (compared to the correct line of play below).
: C
immediately, or connecting her single stone at the upper edge with
, will result in the same final scores (compared to the correct line of play below).
: (
B 
: (128
: (A
, or immediately connecting at 
: (131
, or throwing-in at
, instead, will be worse for her.
: (134
are miai.
,
) played before.
to
.
,
, so that Black will have to capture at
before the end of the game in the Capture Variation.
), and one approach-move liberty (
).
648ag
), and Black's ko threat at
in the left centre.


