Corridor
Difficulty: Intermediate Keywords: EndGame, Theory
Go positions that are effectively one-dimensional. They are numbers and infinitesimals in chilled go, in which they are analyzed in terms of combinatorial game theory (CGT).
Examples:
(Sebastian:) Besides their use for theoretical considerations, can there anything interesting be said about them for practical play, other than that the bamboo joint is an open corridor?
Bill: The whole point of chilling is practical play. :-) It enables already known results in CGT to be applied to go.