Variations of the Professional Solution
VARP
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Alternatively, Black could also continue with occupying White's liberties, and connect his second hasami-tsuke stone with a move at |
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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, White is one point better than in the main line of the Professional Solution. White wins by one point. |

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Black's large group in the upper right has seven liberties (
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exchange earlier in the game.
, the point of Michael Redmond's kikashi.
, instead of in the (earlier) bamboo joint, securing one additional point of territory in the centre (