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BQM127

 

miai values list - 1.00 to 1.99
  Difficulty: Advanced   Keywords: EndGame

For conventions and explanation, and values up to 0.99, see miai values list. For higher values see miai values list - 2.00 and more.

For questions and discussion, see Miai Values List Discussion.


1.00

[Diagram]
Capture and make point

[Diagram]
Capture and take away point

[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 step ko



1.06

[Diagram]
Enter small room

[Diagram]
Protect small room



1.08

[Diagram]
Take away point, gain point, plus

Later, B3 - W6 is sente (1.00).



1.17

[Diagram]
Capture and take away territory



1.25

[Diagram]
Crawl on 2d line

Next play is worth 0.5.



1.33

[Diagram]
Take away nearly three points

Later, B3 - W4 is ambiguous (0.67).



1.42

[Diagram]
Take stone, take away territory

[Diagram]
Protect territory

Next play is worth 1.17.



1.47

[Diagram]
Enter 3-deep 2-width corridor

The marked white stone doesn't really matter (see also BQM127).


[Diagram]
Protect 3-deep 2-width corridor

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



1.50

[Diagram]
Defend one stone

[Diagram]
Capture one stone



[Diagram]
Save stone

Later, W4 - B5 is sente.



[Diagram]
Take 2 stones

Later, White has a sente (1.00) at a.



1.58

[Diagram]
Connect (reverse sente)

Taking at a is 0.5 point worse.

Next play is worth 1.42.



1.67

[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

[Diagram]
Enter 4-deep 2-width corridor

[Diagram]
Protect 4-deep 2-width corridor

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



1.75

[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).



1.92

[Diagram]
Capture three stones

Please see the miai values list discussion. -- Karl Knechtel



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