Threatening a ko
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Difficulty: Advanced Keywords: Ko
A player with a clear lead in ko threats (see ko master) can rely on threats to start a ko to take advantage of the situation. This enables moves that would otherwise be unreasonable.
The far jump to might look unreasonable, but with
, Black threatens to start a large ko at a.
After White defends with , Black is able to link up.
-- WikiMasterEdit by jantiff from contributors Sebastian, RafaelCaetano, HolIgor.
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