Miai Values List / 1.00 to 1.99

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See Miai Values List for conventions and explanation.

Table of contents Table of diagrams
Capture and make point
Capture and take away potential point
First line hane-connect
Defend two stones
Capture two stones
Defend one point, play atari on two stones
Treasure at the end
Threatens bigger ko
Threatens to threaten bigger ko
Protects
Two stage ko
Enter small room
Protect small room
Take away point, gain point, plus
Capture and take away potential territory
Count 1.5    Crawl on 2nd line    Count -1
Take away nearly three potential points
Three stage ko
Take stone, take away potential territory
Protect potential territory
Enter 3-deep 2-width corridor
Protect 3-deep 2-width corridor
Defend one stone
Capture one stone
Save stone
Take 2 stones
Connect (reverse sente)
Save stone + point, make ko
Ko capture forces connection
Ko capture forces connection
Make a point, take away more than two
Enter 4-deep 2-width corridor
Protect 4-deep 2-width corridor
Defend one stone
Capture one stone
Don't capture one stone
Atari 2 stones
Protect territory, take away half point
First line throw-in where connection is not sente.
Capture three stones
Index of sub-pages

1.00 (Exactly 1)

[Diagram]
Capture and make point  
[Diagram]
Capture and take away potential point  
[Diagram]
First line hane-connect  
[Diagram]
Defend two stones  
[Diagram]
Capture two stones  

W2 takes back.

[Diagram]
Defend one point, play atari on two stones  
[Diagram]
Treasure at the end  
[Diagram]
Threatens bigger ko  
[Diagram]
Threatens to threaten bigger ko  
[Diagram]
Protects  
[Diagram]
Two stage ko  



1.06 (``sf1.0625 = ``1 1/16)

[Diagram]
Enter small room  
[Diagram]
Protect small room  



1.08 (``sf1.08bar{:sf3:} = ``1 1/12)

[Diagram]
Take away point, gain point, plus  

Later, B3 - W6 is sente (1.00).

Initial Count 1,08 Tree Computation



1.17 (``sf1.1bar{:sf6:} = ``1 1/6)

[Diagram]
Capture and take away potential territory  



1.25 (``= ``1 1/4)

[Diagram]

Count 1.5    Crawl on 2nd line    Count -1

Next play is worth 0.5 on the left or 1 on the right

Initial Count: 0.25 (from under right pillar)



1.33 (``sf1.3bar{:sf3:} = ``1 1/3)

[Diagram]
Take away nearly three potential points  

Later, B3 - W4 is an ambiguous sequence (0.67).



1.40 (``= ``1 2/5)

[Diagram]
Three stage ko  



1.42 (``sf1.41bar{:sf6:} = ``1 5/12)

[Diagram]
Take stone, take away potential territory  
[Diagram]
Protect potential territory  

Next play is worth 1.17.



1.47 (``sf1.46875 = ``1 15/32)

[Diagram]
Enter 3-deep 2-width corridor  

The marked white stone doesn't really matter (see BQM 127).

Bill: It follows my suggestion on the main page: Please show territory unambiguously. I. e., close it off.



[Diagram]
Protect 3-deep 2-width corridor  

Later, B4 - W5 is a 1-point ambiguous exchange.



1.50 (``= ``1 1/2)

[Diagram]
Defend one stone  
[Diagram]
Capture one stone  



[Diagram]
Save stone  

Later, W4 - B5 is sente.



[Diagram]
Take 2 stones  

Later, White has an ambiguous play (1.00) at a.



1.58 (``sf1.58bar{:sf3:} = ``1 7/12)

[Diagram]
Connect (reverse sente)  

Taking at a is 0.5 point worse.

Next play is worth 1.42.



1.67 (``sf1.6bar{:sf6:} = ``1 2/3)

[Diagram]
Save stone + point, make ko  



[Diagram]
Ko capture forces connection  
[Diagram]
Ko capture forces connection  
[Diagram]
Make a point, take away more than two  

Next play is worth 0.33.



1.73 (``sf1.734375 = ``1 47/64)

[Diagram]
Enter 4-deep 2-width corridor  
[Diagram]
Protect 4-deep 2-width corridor  

Later, B4 - W5 is a 1-point ambiguous exchange.



1.75 (``= ``1 3/4)

[Diagram]
Defend one stone  
[Diagram]
Capture one stone  



[Diagram]
Don't capture one stone  

Next play is worth 1.50.



[Diagram]
Atari 2 stones  

Next play is worth 1.50.



[Diagram]
Protect territory, take away half point  

After B1, B3 - W4 is sente (1.00).



1.83 (``sf1.8bar{:sf3:} = ``1 5/6)

[Diagram]
First line throw-in where connection is not sente.  

Next play here (capture, for both sides) is worth 4/3.


1.92 (``sf1.91bar{:sf6:} = ``1 11/12)

[Diagram]
Capture three stones  

See the Miai values list / Discussion.

     1 11/12 (1 11/12)
    /            \
  3 5/6 (1 1/6)   0
  /     \
 5       2 2/3 (2/3)
          /      \
        3 1/3     2

See Miai Values List / 2.00 and more for higher values.


Miai Values List / 1.00 to 1.99 last edited by Dieter on June 15, 2023 - 22:54
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