:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2022)

Timing of the Guzumi (2022)

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: ( 1813)
Black plays my Guzumi.

We inserted this move manually.

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White pushes into Black's upper left corner, also giving atari at Black's single stone to the right.

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Black saves his endangered cutting stone in the left centre, in sente.

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White must secure independent life for her cut-off bottom group.

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

: (90 1820)
White extends in the corner, sacrificing a second stone for establishing a favourable squeeze for capturing Black's single stones at the top.

Alternatively, KataGo also choose to continue in the Nakade Area, instead, not affecting the outcome of the game.

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In-between, White makes sure that her stones at the left cannot be captured easily.

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Black starts the rescue of his nakade stones.

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Black's capture of White's two stones temporarily terminates the reduction sequence in the upper left corner.

We have reached a change in the order of moves with the subvariation below that will start two moves later.

White will win the game by two points.

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