Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
VAR (.1) (.1) (.1)
: ( 648mt) | |
: : If he played at , instead, White would recapture the ko in the left centre. The ko would have become a fight for the life or death of Black's left-hand group, which Black is unable to win. : | |
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: Please note that Black is unable to capture at at the upper edge, because this move would push him below the Punishment Semeai Liberty Level. : | |
Black must not play any reduction. White will connect at after her decision point. If she mistakenly did before, Black could play a territory-reducing move in the upper right corner. Black would gain one decisive point in the Capture Variation, and so overall. Losing one point in the Semeai Variation would not hurt. | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black lost two points. White + 1 => White + 3 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black gained four points. White + 1 => Black + 3 | |