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Black pushes at the top.

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Black's previous move was no absolute sente, so White inserts her own kikashi in the lower left corner.

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Black must answer locally.

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Now, White replies to Black's push at the top.

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Black's connection ends the ko fight in the centre.

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White is able to connect the ko.

Alternatively, she might wait with this move until after her decision point.

Black will be unable to capture at , and to connect thereafter, because he is too close to the Punishment Semeai Liberty level.

Black plays 3/4 reductions.

Please assume 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 ...

• Black's cumulated loss in the lower left corner is two points.
• Black did not destroy two points of White's territory at the top, so losing twp points.
• White did not destroy one point of Black's territory in the upper left corner, so losing one point.
• White did not capture Black's stone in the lower right, so losing two points.

In total, Black lost one point

White + 1 => White + 2

Semeai Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation ...

• Black's cumulated loss in the lower left corner is two points.
• White captured two Black stones less in the upper right, so losing two points.
• Black captured one White stone less in the upper left, but an additional one in the lower left corner, for a cumulated gain of one pint.
• White captures an additional Black stone in the lower right, so gaining two points.

In total, Black lost one point.

White + 1 => White + 2