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The local temperature of a position indicates the value of playing there, relative to continuations either player has in that part of the board. It is a number calculable by endgame counting techniques, when those apply; and is then the same as its miai value. A local position can be called hot when its local temperature is high compared to the other positions on the board.


A go position will be hot if a play there has some urgency; but hot is a theoretical, quantitative term while urgent is an informal concept based in part on game-playing perception.



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