:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2022)

Tenuki Variations After my Guzumi (2022)

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White peeps inside Black's upper left corner.

We inserted this move manually.

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Black connects below, threatening to start a double-attack at White's two groups at the left and at the bottom.

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White defends against this threat in sente, threatening to pull her invasion stone out with .

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Black is forced to capture White's single stone in the upper right, securing independent life for his large group, as White has just successfully erased Black's option for the Crosscut Sequence.

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White starts the Nakade Sequence, making sure that Black cannot capture her left-hand group easily.

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One of KataGo's typical kikashi.

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Black decides to defend his territory in the upper left corner.

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White's atari in the Guzumi Area could be played at any time, in principle.

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Another one of KataGo's typical kikashi.

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White captures Black's nakade stones.

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Black's descent prevents White from capturing his single stone at the upper edge.

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White enhances her postion in the left centre, also threatening to capture Black's two stones to the left.

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Black further attacks the eye space of White's group at the top.

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White must defend against Black's atari at .

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Black rescues his two stones in the left centre.


Ko: ; ;

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Black starts a short ko-fight at the left edge.

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White must connect her top group, which has only one eye, to her bottom group.

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Black secures some points of territory in his lower left corner.

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Finally, Black connects the ko.

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The endgame continues.

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We simplified the final small endgame.

Black's territory:

  • Upper left corner: 24 points.
  • Left centre: 1 point.
  • Lower left corner: 15 points.
  • Upper right corner: 3 points.

= 43 points of territory in total.

White's territory:

  • Hanezeki: 2 points.
  • Bottom: 4 points.
  • Top and centre: 4 points.
  • Upper right corner: 9 points.
  • Nakade Area: 15 points.

= 34 points of territory in total on the board.

Black wins the game by eight points.

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Design by Jan van Rongen, modified by Thomas Redecker.

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