(Referenced by 1092p)

: ( 730a)
Black plays the hasami-tsuke.

: ( 730caa)
However, playing the kikashi of Michael Redmond immediately is not correct. Black has fallen into a surprising trap.

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Black must start with the mutual occupation of opponent's liberties in the Main Semeai, e.g. with a move at , instead, and keep the kikashi in reserve for later.

(Referenced by 0730caa)

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White answers with the atari that is territorially better for her than the solid connection at .

: (109 730cb)
White's last move did not occupy any liberty in the Main Semeai, so Black can take the opportunity to defend his territory in the lower left corner.

Black might consider simply continuing with the Main Semeai, e.g. with a move at . He will gain the same result as with this line of play here.

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Black lost the surplus liberty of his large group in the upper right while defending the lower left corner, so he is unable to connect any of his hasami-tsuke stones.

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The "usual" course of mutually occupying opponent's liberties continues.

During the Main Semeai, White will surround the point of in the centre. She will also use her sente after the dissolving of the hanezeki to play the exchange of , in the upper left.

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The comparison of the final positions in the left half of the board (Professional Solution at the left) shows:

• Black lost one point of territory at the top ()
• White did not capture Black's single stone at the bottom, so losing two points of territory ().
• White gained one point of territory at the top ().
• Black gained three points of territory through the defence of his lower left corner ().

The comparison of the final positions in the right half of the board (Professional Solution at the left) shows:

• White captured Black's hasami-tsuke stones at the top, so gaining three points of territory ()
• White got the point of territory in the centre ().

In total, White's gained one point of territory, compared with the Professional Solution.

White wins by one point.