: ( 648mm)
White connects her single stone at the upper edge.

: (130 648mo)
Black defends his lower left corner.

He might also push at , instead.
These two points are miai.

Black plays 2/3 reductions.

Please assume Black's second kikashi in the hanezeki (, ) played before.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• White got an additional point of territory at the top.
• Black's cumulated gain in the lower left corner is two points.
• Black did not destroy one point of White's territory in the upper right corner, so losing one point.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 2 => White + 2

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• White got an additional point of territory at the top.
• Black's cumulated gain in the lower left corner is two points.
• White captured one Black stone less in the upper right corner, so losing one point.
• Black captured one White stone less in the lower left corner, so losing two points.

In total, gains and losses compensate for each other.

White + 2 => White + 2