Joachim's Ko-Semeai - Putting the Cart
Before the Horse (2013 - 2015)
4a - White's Kikashi in the Top Left Corner
( (Referenced by Instead, White will exchange two pairs of But now, White's centre group has six effective liberties left (3 * w, 3 * c), at a moment when Black must connect the hanezeki's tail, which is a disaster for Black. So what went wrong with the transformation? Nothing, we are simply not finished yet. We can shift Black's stone |
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Black's moved stone is at The position is similar to that of the main line, as far as the relationship of liberties is concerned. Black will need one external ko-threat to win the ko-fight. |
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Black's atari at This implies that White cannot start the ko-fight in the upper right "late", but must do so "early", to exhaust Black's ko-threats. |
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After Black's move at |
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