:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2022)

Timing of the Guzumi (2022)

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Referenced by ( 2022MainLine), ( 2028)


: ( 1813)
Black plays my Guzumi.

We inserted this move manually.

: ( A 1815)
KataGo favours immediately blocking the path of the hanezeki's tail.

However, extending to would have been one point better overall.

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Black is forced to capture White's single stone in the upper right, securing independent life for his large group.

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White makes sure that her stones at the left cannot be captured easily.

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Black starts saving his nakade stones.

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White continues at the upper edge, capturing Black's single stone there.

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Black blocks his upper left corner.


Ko: ;

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White's attachment in the left centre threatens to capture Black's two stones to the left.

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White strengthens her shape at the left edge, ...

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... before blocking at the top.

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Here, Black proceeds further into White's potential territory at the top.

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Black did not defend in the lower left, so White attacks Black's corner territory there.

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White's atari at the top will result in a ko-shape.

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White continues with the reduction of Black's territory in the lower left.

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Black returns the favour at the top.

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White's capture starts a short ko-fight.

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White connects her single stone in the right centre.

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KataGo inserts some kikashi, ...

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... before bringing his large group at the right to life.

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Black solidly connects his three stones at the top, in sente, ...

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... before defending inside his upper left corner.

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White further reduces Black's potential territory in the lower left corner.

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Black returns the favour at the top.

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White's second stone in the upper left centre is designed as an additional sacrifice, helping White to consolidate her potential territory in the centre.


Ko:

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White's hane at the left edge aims at creating a ko-shape there, while reducing Black's territory a bit.

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Black starts a ko-fight.

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Black further reduces White's potential territory at the bottom.

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This is the first of several AI-typical kikashi in the upper left corner.

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KataGo likes to capture the ko in the upper left.

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The small endgame continues.

Territory:

Black:

  • 21 points in the upper left corner.
  • Nine points in the left centre.
  • Four points in the upper right.
  • Five points in the lower left corner.

= 39 points in total.

White:

  • Two points in the hanezeki.
  • Two points at the left side.
  • Six points at the lower edge.
  • 19 points at the top and in the centre.
  • Eleven points in the upper right corner.

= 40 points in total on the board.

White wins the game by two points.

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