KataGo's Unbelievable White Atari
on the Left Side (2019)
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(Referenced by During the Nakade Sequence of Our Solution, KataGo suggested White giving atari on the outside, instead of an atari on Black's nakade stones. | |
| KataGo's Atari is Playable at Only One Moment in Time | 1093a |
| White's Atari Cannot be Played Earlier | |
| ... @ W 84 | 1093a |
| Variation: White Captures the Tail | 1093a |
| ... @ W 86 | 1093a |
| ... @ W 88 | 1093a |
| ... @ W 90 | 1093a |
| ... @ W 92 | 1093a |
| White's Atari Cannot be Played Later | |
| ... @ W 96 | 1093a |
| Black Must Force White to Follow the Course of Our Solution | 1093b |
| Black Must Not Capture | 1093b |
| Black Wants to Fool White, but Is Tricked Himself | 1093b |
| White Will Capture Immediately – Black Has to Block | 1093c |
| Black Must Not Play Elsewhere | |
| Black Must Not Tenuki | 1093c |
| Black Must Not Defend Otherwise | 1093c |
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in Our Solution, KataGo suggested giving atari at Black's single stone below, instead of immediately giving atari at Black's nakade (with a move at
).
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to Our 2015 Solution (played before the Crosscut Sequence), as found in 2017 to be the correct timing for these moves.


is played just after the final moves of the Crosscut Sequence (
,
).
to
follow the usual course of the Nakade Sequence.
.
connects the tail.
). White needed five moves to take Black's connected tail-group off the board, starting with the oki at 
-group at the left.

now connects, where after Black
defends against the cut at
tries to start a semeai with Black's nakade stones, but Black
makes clear that White's three stones in the corner have one liberty too few.
.
to White
follow the usual course of the Nakade Sequence.
.
.
, and later capture the tail with White
, but Black will still win the game.
frustrates White's hopes for an eye in this area.



simply captures White's two stones at the left edge, connecting his nakade stones out.


-group will be taken off the board.
), so
), due to her atari. Black, however, will not use the just won liberty for also reducing White's territory in the upper right by one point, because White would also capture an additional prisoner in the Semeai Variation.
, as well as an additional point of territory, resulting in a net advantage of one point, so