: ( 648ji)
Black connects in the left centre, pre-empting White's throw-in there.

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White cuts in the lower left corner.

Black plays 2/2 reductions.

Please assume the rejection of Dany's Sacrifice (, ) played before.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• Black got one point of territory in the left centre, but did not capture a White stone there, so the net effect is zero.
• The cumulated effect in the lower left corner is zero.
• Black did not destroy one point of White's territory in the upper right corner.

In total, Black lost one point.

White + 2 => White + 3

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• Black got one point of territory in the left centre, but did not capture a White stone there, so the net effect is zero.
• Black's cumulated loss in the lower left corner is one point.
• Black did not capture White's two stones in the left centre, so losing six points.
• White captured one Black stone less in the upper right corner, so losing one point.

In total, Black lost six points.

Black + 5 => White + 1