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Ko Monster
   

The KoMaster of a ko is the person who can win it without having to ignore a ko threat. The KoLoser has to make at least one play elsewhere in exchange for the ko.

I coined the term, komonster for a komaster who can use extra ko threats to make an additional gain. This gain comes from a reduction in the size of the play or plays made in exchange for the ko. (Sometimes it may come from a smaller alternative local to the ko, such as filling one leg of a multi-step ko?.) If the koloser can make a 2 point play (MiaiCounting) in exchange for the ko, the komonster may delay winning the ko to exchange it for a 1 1/2 point play. The average gain from the delay is the difference, or 1/2 point. We call this difference the drop in temperature.

--BillSpight



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