Junk Stones

  Difficulty: Intermediate   Keywords: Go term

Chinese:
Japanese: カス石 (kasu-ishi)
Korean:

Junk stones are stones that are strategically inessential, because they have no role in separating the opponent's weak groups. They are the opposite of pivotal stones. A proverb counsels us do not run away with junk stones. Sometimes also referred to as disposable stones or non-cutting stones.


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