:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2022)

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Prof. Jeong SooHyun's Advice

to Start the Endgame Early

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: ( 2043)
White connects her single stone in the right centre.

This move - inserted manually by us - can be considered a technical mistake, as it allows Black to strengthen his upper left corner through his next move.

: (A 2043b)
Black plays the descent to the left edge, massively strengthening his formation in the corner.

He should not occupy White's other liberty in this area with a move at , instead.

: (B 2043c)
This is the latest moment that White must play Yamada Shinji's Tsuke.

Continuing with the Main Semeai, e.g. at , would be a grave mistake.

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White plays KataGo's Immediate Crosscut.

Please note Black's stone at , which closed one of the two open spots in Black's lower encirclement of the corner.

: (A 2043e)
KataGo favours Black's atari from the inside.

Giving atari from the outside, at , would be also feasible here.

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The game will continue as already shown above.

The final scores of the game will become Black + 2 / Jigo.

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