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Connection
   

A connection is the act of placing a move which makes it impossible for the opponent to separate two or more of your groups, or impossible with alternating play.

[Diagram]
Diag.: Basic connection

Black 1 connects to the marked stone


[Diagram]
Diag.: Basic connection

Black 1 connects the marked stones.



There are a great number of possible connections, descriptions of many of them can be found in Shapes and Connections.

[Diagram]
Diag.: Connection example

In this example, black 1 connects his lonely marked stone to the corner.

Scartol: I'd like to discuss WholeBoardConnectionTheory.


Authors:

MortenPahle
DieterVerhofstadt



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