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 Post subject: 2x2 is this a ko game ?
Post #1 Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:15 am 
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ok... I should be the only one to care about that, no one plays a 2x2 goban... anyway I was just curious to kwnow if this situation is ko ?
or if a ko is only valable between to consecutive moves

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[go]$$B
$$ +-----+
$$ | 3 1 |
$$ | 2 4 |
$$ +-----+ -[/go]

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[go]$$B
$$ +-----+
$$ | 6 5 |
$$ | 2 4 |
$$ +-----+[/go]

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[go]$$B and so on....
$$ +-----+
$$ | 9 7 |
$$ | 8 0 |
$$ +-----+[/go]

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Post #2 Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:31 am 
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You're not the only one to care: http://senseis.xmp.net/?2x2Board :)

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Post #3 Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:37 am 
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I should be the only one to care about that

You would be surprised.

Anyway, cycles longer than 2 moves are not referred to as "ko" by the majority of people, so in that manner, no, this is not ko.
Better to simply call it a cycle.

See also http://senseis.xmp.net/?RoundRobinKo .

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Post #4 Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 11:45 am 
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oca wrote:
I should be the only one to care about that

Not at all.
You are a proud member of the group of 7.5 people who do!

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Post #5 Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:22 am 
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Thanks - I feel less alone ;)

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Post #6 Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:18 am 
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Bantari wrote:
oca wrote:
I should be the only one to care about that

Not at all.
You have are a proud member of the group of 7.5 people who do!


The Komi-gumi. ;)

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