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C[2021/05/14

Black\: Kyle
White\: Frank

White wins.]FF[4]GM[11]PL[B]
SZ[11];B[a3];W[swap-pieces];B[f6];W[f7];B[i8];W[f8];B[d8];W[e5];B[h4];
W[h5];B[c4];W[f4];B[c7];W[g3](;B[b4]
C[This connects Black to the 1-edge, via e3 or b3.

Eric\: maybe d4 is better, see next variation.]
;W[d4]
C[Peter\: White connects to the a-edge via c5 or d2. The connection doesn't use d6.

Eric\: ..., and the ziggurat overlap at A8 doesn't matter, so White is also threatening to connect F7 to the A-edge via E7, and there's no interaction between that threat and F4's connection to the A-edge.]
;B[i4];W[i5];B[a8]
C[This doesn't take away the connection from d4 to the a-edge, because White escapes a 2nd row ladder at b10.


Eric\:

Alternatively, White can restore a potential-ziggurat with B6 or B9.]
;W[e7]
C[All of White's pieces (except perhaps c1) are connected to the k-edge by templates and double threats, and to the a-edge by the aforementioned double threat and ladder escape.]
;B[d2];W[c5];B[a6];W[b7];B[c6];W[b6];B[a7];W[b10];B[resign])(;B[d4]
C[Eric\: maybe here instead?

This way, White connecting F4 to the A-edge requires using D6.]
;W[c6];B[d6];W[d5];B[i4]
C[Eric\:

If White just does that, then this looks good for Black.]))
