Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
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If he played at
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Please note that Black is unable to capture at
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Black must not play any reduction. White will connect at 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. |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black lost two points. White + 1 => White + 3 |
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Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, Black gained four points. White + 1 => Black + 3 |

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, 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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after her decision point.


