New Story Line 2022
Prof. Jeong SooHyun's Advice
to Start the Endgame Early
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: ( 2043) We inserted this move manually. | |
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: : : Black does not really want to throw-in at (aiming at reducing White's eye-space at the top), so the order of and does not matter here. : Please note that this move does not lose a tempo in the Main Semeai, as it creates an approach-move liberty for her left hand group. : : | |
: : : White threatened to throw-in at , aiming at capturing Black's four stones to the right (with , , , ). : : | |
: : : : Otherwise, he would be unable to approach White's left-hand group with and from above, due to . | |
: After her decision point, White will play the hane of at the upper edge. Black will have to connect at before the end of the game. White could also do so after the borders of her territory in the upper right have been settled. She would lose one tempo in the Main Semeai by this hane, Black Black would not have any point on the board available for compensation (in the Capture Variation). | |
Capture Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation, ...
In total, Black lost three points. Black + 2 => White + 1 | |
Semeai Variation: Compared to the superordinate variation, ...
In total, Black gained one point. Jigo => Black + 1 | |