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Cut
Path: Mistake   · Prev: BadShape   · Next: DonTTakeAwayYourOwnLiberties
  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: Shape, Tactics

A cut is the action or the move which separates two connected groups of stones.

Cutting is a central concept in go - you are normally well advised to keep your own groups connected but cut your opponent's apart. Divide and conquer.

[Diagram]
Diag.: A cut



Because of the two marked black stones, the marked white stones are cut off from the living white stones on the top edge.

It is worth noting that cutting stones are often themselves separated from their group, so if you are cutting two groups to capture one of them, you must make sure that your cutting stones will not get captured first.


See also shapes and Connections for examples of cuts, captures and connections.

Other related subjects include semeai, ladder, geta.

--MortenPahle

evpsych: See also CutTopology.



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