:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2026)

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White's Options In Her Upper Right Corner

After the Hanezeki Exchange




VAR   (cont.)

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

Let's compare this result (at left) with that of the Solution Sequence used so far (at right). Please note that the shadowed stones will be played later.

Here, Black has two direct liberties at .

At right, Black has also two liberties, one direct one () and one approach-move liberty ().

Here, White has three points of territory ().

At right, White has also three points of territory.


White will win the game by 2 points (Capture Variation, Komi = 1).

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