:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2022)

Tenuki Variations After my Guzumi (2022)

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White plays a wedge in the upper left.

We inserted this move manually.

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White's previous move forces Black to seek independent life for his large group in the upper right immediately.

If he played at , instead, would become an unbearable.

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White makes sure that her left-hand group cannot be captured easily.

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Black pulls his nakade stones out.

In another self-play game, KataGo chose to give atari with at the top, instead. The final score of the game was not affected.

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Black inserts a kikashi, ...

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... before closing his upper left corner.

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Black resues his nakade stones.

The game is decided now. White will be unable to find sufficient compensation for her loss at the left side.

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White captures Black's two stones at the top.

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Black is forced to defend his cutting point.

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White starts one of KataGo's surprising attacks inside Black's upper left corner.

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White captures Black's single stone at the upper edge, also reducing Black's potential eye space a bit.

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

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Black defends his territory in the lower left corner.

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The endgame continues.

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Sooner or later, Black will have to take White's stones in his upper left corner off the board, in order to prevent a seki.

Black's territory:

  • Upper left corner: 14 points.
  • Lower left corner: 20 points.
  • Upper right corner: 5 points.

= 39 points of territory in total.

White's territory:

  • Hanezeki: 2 points.
  • Bottom: 4 points.
  • Top and centre: 12 points.
  • Upper right corner: 10 points.
  • Nakade Area: 2 points.

= 30 points of territory in total on the board.

Black wins the game by eight points.

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