:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2022)

Tenuki Variations After my Guzumi (2022)

VAR (.F)

Referenced by ( 2031)


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White plays a wedge from below into the surrounding of Black's upper left corner.

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.

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White takes the opportunity to push further into Black's corner.

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Black strengthens his formation in the left centre, ...

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... before capturing the lower part of White's left-hand group.

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White attacks Black's group in the upper left corner in return.

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One of KataGo's typical kikashi.

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White takes profit at the upper edge.

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Black forces once by lengthening the hanezeki's tail.

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Black takes some profit in the left centre.

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White's descent to the lower edge ensures independent life for her bottom group, also aiming at the reduction of Black's lower left corner.

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Black's descent to the left edge ensures independent life for his corner group as well, stopping White from starting a ko-fight with , , , .

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White's hasami-tsuke starts the reduction of Black's lower left corner territory.

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As usual, it is better for Black to play tenuki after White's atari at the lower edge.

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White continues the endgame by connecting her single stone in the right centre.

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The small endgame continues.

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Black's territory:

  • Upper left corner: 6 points.
  • Left centre: 3 points.
  • Lower left corner: 33 points.
  • Upper right corner: 3 points.

= 45 points of territory in total.

White's territory:

  • Hanezeki: 2 points.
  • Bottom: 6 points.
  • Top and upper left corner: 22 points.
  • Upper right corner: 11 points.
  • Nakade Area: 1 point.

= 42 points of territory in total on the board.

Black wins the game by two points.

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