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Vital Point
    Keywords: Life & Death, Tactics, Go term

The vital point of a group is the point where you want to play in order to assure life for that group.

There are also vital points for making shape, for connecting, etc. Often the vital point for one player is a vital point for the other, as well.

Example

[Diagram]
Vital point

The vital point of this white group is a. You can explore nakade to find out more about vital points.



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