:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2020)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)

No Early Kikashi

VAR (.4) (.2)

: ( 648kh)
Black immediately answers in the lower left corner.

: (A 648kq; B 648kr)
The wedge at is White's strongest move here.

She will be worse, if she blocks at , or pushes at , instead.

; :
The areas in the left centre, and at the upper edge, are miai.

Black plays 3/3 reductions.

Please assume the rejection of Dany's Sacrifice and Black's second kikashi in the hanezeki (, ) played before.

Later, White will play her kikashi , in the lower left corner, so that Black must capture at before the end of the game.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

  • In the left centre, Black captured one White stone, but did not get any territory, so the net effect is zero.
  • Black lost one point of territory in the lower left corner.
  • White got an additional point of territory at the top.

In total, Black lost two points.

Jigo => White + 2

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

  • In the left centre, Black captured one White stone, but did not get any territory, so the net effect is zero.
  • Black lost one point of territory in the lower left corner.
  • White captured one Black stone less at the top, so losing one point.
  • Black captured one White stone less in the left centre, so losing two points.

In total, Black lost two points.

Jigo => White + 2

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