RGG FAQ Part 5 Section 6
Keywords: Question
This page is part of the rec.games.go FAQ on SL, and cannot be edited directly. A copy of this page can be edited by following the link at the bottom of this page, but please read the FAQ Format Guidelines first.
For more details on the workings of the FAQ, see rec.games.go FAQ on SL.
[edit]
5.6: What is a false eye?
To live, a group needs to have, or to be able to make, two 'real' eyes. A false eye is an eye which may have to be filled in because one of the stones or strings creating the eye can be put into atari.
In the example below, both white groups are dead; the leftmost eyes of both groups are 'false':