:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2022)

New Story Line 2022

Joachim's Capture of White's Left Side

VAR

: ( 2035)
KataGo favours White's immediate atari in the corner, starting a ko-fight there.


Ko: ; ; ; ; ;

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Black is forced to capture.

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Black erases several White ko-threats in the nakade area.

He is unable to terminate the ko-fight by capturing at , instead, as White would enter the Main Semeai by playing at in return.
Black needed two approach-moves, at and , before he could approach White's group from above. This loses one tempo in the Main Semeai too many; White would win the Punishment Semeai.


Ko: ;

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The ko-fight continues.

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Black's ko-threat in the upper right corner is not large enough.

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White terminates the ko-fight in the upper left corner.

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Black captures some White stones in the upper right corner for independent life of his large group, but in gote.

White will continue the endgame on the left side with a move at .

As before, White does not need to capture the hanezeki's tail with , so the hanezeki will remain untouched on the board.

White will win the game by about ten points.

2035

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