Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
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Black's push is played outside the Main Semeai area, so it loses one tempo at the moment - in principle.
Nevertheless, if Black were already par with the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level (i.e. had one Main Semeai Liberty less than here), pushing at |
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Pushing with |
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Please note that this move is played outside the Main Semeai, but does not lose a tempo therein, because
However, as we know now, it would be best for White to play her kikashi at |
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He is unable to give atari at the top by further pushing to
She might want to take the opportunity of capturing some Black stones at the left, by giving atari at |
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We now know that White's kikashi cannot be counted as an additional ko threat.
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White is comfortably ahead in ko threats (9 x
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Black plays 3/3 reductions. Please assume Black's second kikashi in the hanezeki ( Black will have to capture at |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black lost two points. Jigo => White + 2 |
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Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black lost two points. Jigo => White + 2 |

648kh
unplayed. She will have to come back to this block - sooner or later.
648ap
: (A
648kj
from above, instead, would be worse for her.

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becomes an approach-move liberty of White's group at the left.
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in the centre, which had been played too early by us.
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vs. 6 x
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before the end of the game.


