Leg

    Keywords: Life & Death, Shape, Tactics, Go term

The term "Leg" is usually used in life and death problems. It usually describes a stone on the second line.

[Diagram]
Door group with and without leg  

In the diagram to the left, the right door group has a leg. It is the marked black stone.


Examples with two legs: door group and L group:

[Diagram]
Door group with two legs  
[Diagram]
L group with two legs  

Leg last edited by velobici on October 23, 2008 - 19:27
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