Endgame problem 28 / Solution

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Zook: Black played , capturing two stones and thickening the centre. However in this case, Black already has sufficient thickness and the endgame arguments have priority here. Therefore ...

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After , the sequence up 'till is Black's privilege. Compare this to the game ...

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... where White has the big endgame move of . The difference is about 13 points and the local tally is only 1.