Kikasare Example 1
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Dave This is from Game 2 in the 1st World Go's Strongest Tournament. White responds to 
with 
, 
, and 
.
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White's kikashi, Black's kikasare:
According to a game commentary by Takemiya in the October 1996 edition of Igo Magazine, if now Black continues with , White will force with and before playing on the left to enclose the bottom on a large scale. Combined with White's thickness at the top, White has a very interesting position.
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Black's kikashi, White's kikasare:
In this position if White replies at 
, Black happily turns back to the right side with 
having drastically reduced White's opportunities on the bottom. The game prospects have reversed and White has a "no win" position (Takemiya).
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White plays and 
in order to avoid being forced on the left. This gives Black the opportunity to break into the bottom side with 
and 
.
Bildstein: This looks like mutual damage on a large scale. I wonder if we could consider mutual damage to be a way to avoid kikasare.
Charles Matthews There's certainly a basic point here. To avoid being forced, quite generally, and to get away from following the opponent around, mutual damage assessments have to become routine.
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