Variations of the Professional Solution
VARP
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By capturing White's two stones, Black gained an additional approach-move liberty for his large group in the upper right. White now needs eight moves in the marked area (
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///: The comparison of the final positions in the left half of the board (Professional Solution at the left) shows:
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The comparison of the final positions in the right half of the board (Professional Solution at the left) shows:
In total, Black is five points better than in the main line of the Professional Solution. Black wins the Capture Variation by five points. White, however, will prefer the Semeai Variation:
In total, White is one point better than in the Semeai Variation of the Professional Solution that ends with four points for Black, so ... Black wins the Semeai Variation by three points. |

730d
738a
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in the upper left corner would revert to the course of the Professional Solution (with the tsuke of Yamada Shinji played; 
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would be surprisingly large.
) to occupy all of Black's liberties (instead of "usually" seven).
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, in return, will become White territory.
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) at the upper edge.
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