:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2021)

Variations of Our Solution (IIIb)

No Early Kikashi

VAR (.3) (.1)

: ( 649aa)
Black starts his kikashi in the hanezeki with the atari at White's four stones.

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As a matter of course, White connects.

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Black continues with his second kikashi in the hanezeki.

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Black captures White's single stone at the upper edge.

We have reached a change in the order of moves with the superordinate variation.
KataGo would continue with , continuing with the Main Semeai in the upper right corner.

However, White would be two points better in the Semeai Variation, if she took profit outside the Main Semeai area, instead, e.g. by connecting at , pre-empting Black's push at the same point.

The final scores of the game will become White + 2 / Black + 4.

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