133SSNotcher

    Keywords: Life & Death
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133SS

Black lives. The vital point is a, so if there were a way for White to complicate life for Black, it is by playing there:

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133SS

This is seki because the eye shape can only be almost filled with living shapes. This variation is interesting for our assessment of the 133 NN Notcher. Dieter


For black, the best move is to descend on one of the sides. This will be 5-6 points gote, more if the outside has bigger moves. For example if the sides are small:

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How much is this endgame worth?

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5.5 pts for black

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3.5 pts for black

This move is 5+1/2 points in gote for either side.


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