Endgame Coupling
Difficulty: Advanced Keywords: EndGame
Here's an example.
Now White is in trouble: Black will either be able to cut at a, or start a dangerous ko by cutting at b.
When Black plays
, White must answer this way, with
.
The two white territories, on the left and right, are linked in a subtle relationship we can call 'coupling'.
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