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Local Ko Threat
Path: SecondCourseOnKo · Prev: KoThreatPlayingOrder · Next: LossMakingThreats
Keywords: Ko, Go term
Japanese: "soba-kou", literally "next-to ko", for "ko (threat) (right) next to (the ko fight itself)." A local ko threat is a ko threat that cannot be ignored, because ignoring it makes winning the ko useless. This kind of threat should therefore often be played before any other kind.
In this diagram, Black is playing ko for the life of his group in the corner. Black has just captured the ko with
In this example, Black is fighting a ko for the life of the group. When For clear-cut examples of why you sometimes delay local threats, see loss-making threats. Path: SecondCourseOnKo · Prev: KoThreatPlayingOrder · Next: LossMakingThreats This is a copy of the living page "Local Ko Threat" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |