Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.4) (.1)
: ( 648ki) Please remember that a White block at is not necessary, as long as the life of Black's large group at the left is at stake. | |
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: He might consider saving his group at the left, e.g. by playing the atari at White's two stones in the lower left (that White will not answer), but then Black's larger group at the right will die by White's continuation at . : | |
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: White will win the game by a large margin. | |