Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
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Black does not have adequate ko threats left. White wins the game by a very large margin |

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, instead. Black would be forced to play at
, achieving a gote seki in the corner.
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after Black's next move - in principle - killing Black's top left corner.
, White would let him live at the right. Please note the White does not need to capture the hanezeki's tail after having killed Black's upper left corner, gaining about 25 points from not dissolving the hanezeki alone.
, instead, White might answer at
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in the lower left corner. Of course, she could also let Black capture some of her stones in the upper right.
