:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2022)

Tenuki Variations After my Guzumi (2022)

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White blocks the path of the hanezeki's tail.

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 prevents her stones at the left side from becoming captured easily.

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Black starts saving his nakade stones.

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Black rescues 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 continues in the upper left with Yamada Shinji's Tsuke.

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KataGo draws back here.

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Black must add a protective move.

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White attacks Black's two stones in the left centre, aiming at destroying Black's potential territory in this area.

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White starts a series of kikashi.

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

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White's hasasi-tsuke starts one of KataGo's surprising attacks on Black's upper left corner from the inside.

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White took profit at the top, ...

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... while Black was busy with taking White's intruders off the board.

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The small endgame continues.

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Black's territory:

  • Upper left corner: 17 points.
  • Left centre: 1 point.
  • Lower left corner: 20 points.
  • Upper right corner: 3 points.

= 41 points of territory in total.

White's territory:

  • Hanezeki: 2 points.
  • Bottom: 4 points.
  • Top: 8 points.
  • Upper right corner: 11 points.
  • Nakade Area: 1 point.
  • Left centre: 1 point.

= 27 points of territory in total on the board.

Black wins the game by 13 points.

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