New Story Line 2022
Fujisawa Hideyuki's First Throw-in
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With my Second Throw-in played, this solid connection did not affect the liberty count in the Main Semeai, at the cost of the loss of some points in the upper right corner. Here, however, the shared liberty |
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Liberties (in the marked area):
In total, Black has a surplus of eight liberties in the marked area. Consequences:
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Liberties (contd.): After Black's single connection at the upper edge, ...
In total, Black has a surplus of eight liberties in the marked area. Consequences:
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Territory (in the Capture Variation): Compared to the superordinate variation, ...
In total, White lost four points. White + 6 => White + 2 |
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Territory (in the Semeai Variation): Compared to the superordinate variation, ...
In total, gains and losses compensate for each other. Black + 7 => Black + 7 |

2025
still creates approach-move liberties for Black's group at the upper edge. Consequently, the advantages over the atari have vanished into thin air.
+ one approach-move liberty
= eleven effective liberties in total.
in the right centre, as White must capture around the upper edge first.


