:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2022)

Timing of the Guzumi Without

Harry's Hasami-Tsuke Sequence (2022)

VAR (.2)

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White pushes into Black's upper left corner at the left edge.

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Black blocks immediately, of course.

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White forces at the upper edge, ...

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... before connecting her single stone in the right centre.

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Black's diagonal move at the right edge is tesuji, aiming at a further reduction of White's upper right corner.

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White's atekomi in the left centre is tesui as well.

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Black has to cover his weakness.

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The endgame continues.

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Black just played his third stone inside White's five-point eye at the left edge, so White is forced to capture the hanezeki's tail with immediate thereafter.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation, ...

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

In total, White gained two points.

White + 4 => White + 6

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