Fool's Seki

  Difficulty: Beginner   Keywords: EndGame, Humour
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Example of the Fool's Seki (Komi 3.0)

The fool's seki is what you end up with when you have been silly enough to ignore one of your opponents sente moves and play a smaller point elsewhere.



Had B2 been at W3, B4, W5, a, or b, Black would have had 5 points in the top-right, and won the game by 2 after W2, Black c. As it is, he loses by 2 points - he is one ahead on the board, but with 3 komi, White wins.

This is from game # 48578 on DGS: [ext] http://www.dragongoserver.net/game.php?gid=48578


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