:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2026)

The Non-Main-Semeai Solutions

After the Completion of the Hanezeki

Variation Type White F2

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40b likes to play the Guzumi shortly after the completion of the Hanezeki.

28b's answer at at the lower left (instead of the usual move at ) strengthens White's group at the bottom massively by indirectly reducing the growth of the Hanezeki's Tail, and also weakens Black's lower left corner.

Black may have chosen to reduce White's upper right corner before ( / ), as well as adding a further two stones to the Hanezeki's Tail ( / ).

Variation Type White F2J3

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40b likes to play the Guzumi shortly after the completion of the Hanezeki, here at a Tail's length of four stones.

28b's answer at at the lower left (instead of the usual move at ) strengthens White's group at the bottom massively by indirectly reducing the growth of the Hanezeki's Tail, and also weakens Black's lower left corner.

Here, Black strengthens his position in the lower left, while White stops the Hanezeki's Tail.

Black may have reduced White's upper right corner to varying degrees before ( / ).

Variation Type White L3

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40b likes to play the Guzumi shortly after the completion of the Hanezeki.

28b's answer at at the bottom (instead of the usual move at ) stops the Hanezeki's Tail.

Black may have kept the exchange of for in reserve.

Black may have done without the Atari in the Hanezeki.

Black may have reduced White's upper right corner to varying degrees before ( / ).

Variation Type White K3

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40b likes to play the Guzumi shortly after the completion of the Hanezeki, here at a Tail's length of three stones.

28b's answer at at the bottom (instead of the usual move at ) stops the Hanezeki's Tail.

Black may have exchanged for in the upper right corner before.

Variation Type White F2 (#2)

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40b likes to play the Guzumi shortly after the completion of the Hanezeki, here at a Tail's length of five stones.

28b's answer at at the lower left (instead of the usual move at ) strengthens White's group at the bottom massively by indirectly reducing the growth of the Hanezeki's Tail, and also weakens Black's lower left corner.

Variation Type White G2

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40b likes to play the Guzumi shortly after the completion of the Hanezeki, here at a Tail's length of four stones.

28b's answer at at the lower left (instead of the usual move at ) strengthens White's group at the bottom massively by indirectly reducing the growth of the Hanezeki's Tail, and also weakens Black's lower left corner.

Black may have exchanged for / in the upper right corner before.

Variation Type White K3 (#2)

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The Guzumi-Exchange / has been played shortly after the completion of the Hanezeki, here at a Tail's length of three stones.

Black has already exchanged for in the upper right corner.

Black continues with the reduction of White's corner territory.

Instead of replying with , as usual, White takes the opportunity to stop the Hanezeki's Tail with .

Variation Type White K3 (#3)

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The Guzumi-Exchange / has been played shortly after the completion of the Hanezeki, here at a Tail's length of three stones.

Black has already exchanged for in the upper right corner.

Black continues with the reduction of White's corner territory.

Instead of replying with , as usual, White takes the opportunity to stop the Hanezeki's Tail with .

Variation Type White J3

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40b likes to play the Guzumi shortly after the completion of the Hanezeki, here at a Tail's length of four stones.

28b's answer at at the bottom (instead of the usual move at ) stops the Hanezeki's Tail.

Black has already completed the reduction of White's territory in the upper right corner ( / ).

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