:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2022)

Timing of the Guzumi Without

Harry's Hasami-Tsuke Sequence (2022)

VAR

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White captues Black's two stones in the upper left corner.

We inserted this move manually.

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Black fills the ko, so ending the ko-fight.

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White occupies the last outside liberty of Black's corner group.

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Black must sacrifice another stone to turn the corner into a seki.

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The endgame continues.

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Due to Black's earlier mistake with playing in the lower right corner (which occupied a shared liberty unnecessarily), White can delay the capture of the hanezeki's tail with until Black gives atari at her left-hand group.

Capture Variation:

Compared to the superordinate variation, ...

  • White captured an additional Black stone in the nakade, so gaining one point.
  • White got an additional point of territory in the upper right corner.
  • Black got an additional point of territory at the right edge.
  • Black's cumulated gain in the lower left corner is two points.
  • White's cumulated gain in the lower right corner is five points.

In total, White gained four points.

Black + 2 => White + 2

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