Kanazawa Solution Seven
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![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/22/975e9d5ec87c1932c65e71bc08359b29.png) | A tesuji |
Black has one eye at the circled point.
makes miai of the capture at a and the connection underneath at b, capturing two stones.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/6/ebf43a31f844d3e3c5060d03d64fd747.png) | Variation 1 |
After the connection underneath, White can't give atari at a.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/10/0b302b14fb858b6e520d83cba866be36.png) | Continuation |
Black makes four points capturing two stones, while White makes seven points (circled + captured).
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/43/14dc79b1adaa8790632060f6fb03a468.png) | Variation 2 |
Black makes a second eye with , and two points there. White can play neither at a nor at b because of shortage of liberties.
White makes four points capturing the stones, and one point at the circled points (Black has to throw in a stone to prevent an eye).
The difference between the two variations is (5 - 2) - (7 - 4) = 0. So White can decide her answer according to the global position.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/46/42ed16525f9e50510ef1c86c61a00dcc.png) | At 'a' is wrong |
The vulgar atari of is a painful mistake. It's a so-called anti-suji, missing completely the proper line of play.
White answers at and the connection underneath at a doesn't work any more. White must not play anti-suji with at b, for Black will descend to c and make the connection work again.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/5/bbe4b3acde545d6eec16b10e110e009e.png) | Losing points |
Forcing White's answer with loses points. There is no need for Black to lose the stone at .
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