Pro game backwards, Game 1, moves 219 to 248
Bill: I believe that
-
is a 3 point sente. At first blush, it looks like a 4 point sente.
would gain 2 points for the
stone plus the 2
points, but if White has played at
, Black will connect at a instead of
when White saves the
stone. Then White would get the 4th point only by playing the 1 point gote at
.
(Actually, things are a bit more complicated. It is possible that some lines of play on the right side will affect the
point on the fourth line, and I calculated the play with that in mind, but I still get
to be a 3 point sente.)
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