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Dame
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    Keywords: EndGame, Go term

Dame are points on the goban which do not give any points to either player. The original meaning is that of 'liberty'. Thus, dame points are those points that are (no more) than a liberty of a group of stones.

Normally, remaining dame are filled in at the end of the game by alternation between the players.


Sometimes the word is used more dynamically, such as 'with this play, Black has made the lower edge into dame' - meaning that because of the way Black has played, the lower edge (which we suppose was strongly influenced by White) will now likely not give (m)any points to either player - a net benefit for Black.


[Diagram]
Diag.: 9x9 game

The circled points are dame. For all these points, it does not matter (under Japanese counting) which player plays them first. Note that during the filling of the dames, Black will at some time have to fill up at a. Because of this, a is regarded a dame point as well - it is an empty point which (under Japanese counting) is not a point for either player.



When using territory scoring, the intersections on which dame are filled do not give points, to either player.


When using area scoring, they do give points. Due to peculiar rules definitions even Japanese rules tend to require the filling of dame strategically or even explicitly. --Robert Jasiek


Authors:

WikiMasterEdit by Andre Engels, original page can be found at DameBeforeMasterEdit. Relinked by DieterVerhofstadt, after the WikiMasterEdit of scoring.



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