Joachim's Ko-Semeai - Putting the Cart
Before the Horse (2013 - 2015)
11 - Black Does Without Michael Redmond's
Kikashi in the Bamboo Joint
( If Black did without Michael Redmond's kikashi in the bamboo joint ( In order to simplify the presentation, we will take |
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As usual, White's centre group has five liberties (2 * w, 3 * c). But Black's group has eight liberties (3 * c, 5 * b), not counting the potential approach-move liberty in the ko. This is a disaster for White. |
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White's slow, and solid, move |
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Had White not played at |
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Capturing the ko with a move at |