Variations of Our Solution (IIIa)
No Early Kikashi
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Black is four Main Semeai Liberties over par. |
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It will not make a difference, if she captured at
We now know that White's atari in the upper left centre cannot be counted as an additional ko threat.
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Joachim found that Black's throw-in at
White is barely ahead in ko threats (2 x
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Black plays 1/2 reductions. Before the end of the game, Black will capture at |
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Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White gained one point. White + 1 => White + 2 |
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Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation ...
In total, White gained one point. White + 1 => White + 2 |

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, instead. Thereafter, Black would have the atari at
as a ko threat.
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in the centre, which had been played too early by us.
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in the upper right would have been a valid ko threat.
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