:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2022)

New Story Line 2022

Prof. Jeong SooHyun's Advice

to Start the Endgame Early

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Black connects his stone in atari.

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White is forced to capture the nakade.

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Black ends in gote at the left edge.

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In the lower left corner, White pushes to the left for another time.

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Black captures White's single stones above, easily securing life for his group in the left centre.

He is unable to intercept with , instead, as White would give atari by occupying the miai point of .
If Blcak connected at , White would answer with another atari at , capturing all of Black's stones in the corner.

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White connects her corner stones to the left, capturing Black's stones below for independent life on the left side of the board.

White will win the game by a very large margin.

2043e

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