resolve the ko

    Keywords: Ko

Chinese: 消劫 (xiao1 jie2)
Japanese: (コウを)解消 (kaishō)
Korean: -

There are basically two ways to resolve a ko (that is, to end a ko):

1. Connection

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Black has played a ko-threat to which White decide not to respond :

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Connection

W1 connects and thereby resolves the ko, in short white connects the ko.



2. Capture

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If the marked stone is present, White can resolve the ko in a different way.

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Capture

It is now more profitable to capture the marked black stone to end the ko.


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