Te-atsusa examples

Kobayashi Satoru (W) - Cho U, W 74  

This example comes from this commentary on game 3 of the 30th Meijin title match, which calls a play of the utmost te-atsusa.

KataGo's assessment  

If KataGo could speak it would possibly call this move slow.

doesn't appear on its radar. Before KataGo evaluates the position as a 3 point advantage for Black, given 6,5 komi, with a 79,2% probability of a Black victory. After the move, it increases Black's advantage to 4 points and a 86,9% probability.

Continuation  

This is KataGo's recommended continuation. takes the big point in the lower left, after which White increases the center potential up until at a.

KataGo's recommendation for White  

KataGo recommends , after which Black attaches at to create something on the left side. exploits the aji which White presumably killed with the move in the game and which now prompts a capture on the second line. confirms the corner and jumps out, breaking White's left and centre potential. Black still leads by 3 points.