: ( 1872)

White's atari in the Guzumi Area could be played at any time, in principle.
KataGo still has a preference for capturing the hanezeki's tail too early. If so, we will always manually choose the runner-up move.

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White gives atari in the nakade.

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White captures Black's single stone at the upper edge.

The ensuing endgame is the same as in the superordinate variation.

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Black gives atari at White's left-hand-group.

Please remember that Black must enforce the dissolving of the hanezeki although his large group in the upper right is already alive. Otherwise, White would win the game by a large margin.

: (B 1874)
White must capture the hanezeki's tail with just now.

If she occupied another neutral point with , Black would not give atari at her left-hand group with , so adding another stone in the nakade that would become a White prisoner.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation, ...

• Black destroyed one point of White's territory at the top.
• White's cumulated gain in the nakade area is three points.

In total, White gained two points.

White + 4 => White + 6