Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
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In this subvariation - in order to analyse Dany's suggestion - we will assume that White intends to utilise the connection at Please note that we will not update the board's border colour in this subvariation, just because the "usual" Main Semeai will not become effective. |
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In order to simplify the presentation in this subvariation, we will assume that Black does not want to recapture the ko with |
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We will second concentrate on liberties, i.e. the best sequence for later choosing the Semeai Variation:
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Black plays 4/7 reductions. If Black played 7/7 reductions, the final scores would become Black + 6 / White + 2 White will connect at |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White lost five points. White + 2 => Black + 3 |
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((Semeai Variation:)) At White's decision point, Black's large group in the upper right will have ten liberties, nine direct liberties ( Black will win the game by a large margin. |

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at the left edge strictly as a ko threat, i.e. that she would play it only after Black recaptured the ko in the centre with a move at
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would reduce the size of her eye shape at the left any further.
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), and one approach-move liberty (
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