Honte's magic DOUBLE-KO spell (contd)
##### What is a DOUBLE-Ko during "play"? #####
A) A tool for prolonging the game?
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$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . X O O X X X X X X X X . |
$$ | X O . O X . X O O O O O . |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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[go]$$B
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$$ | . X O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | . X O O X X X X X X X X . |
$$ | X O . O X . X O O O O O . |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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$$ | . X O 2 O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | 3 X O O X X X X X X X X 1 |
$$ | X O . O X . X O O O O O . |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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[go]$$W
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$$ | . X O 2 O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | 3 X O O X X X X X X X X 1 |
$$ | X O . O X . X O O O O O . |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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$$ | . X 5 X O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . . 4 |
$$ | O X O O X X X X X X X X O |
$$ | 6 O . O X . X O O O O O . |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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[go]$$W
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$$ | . X 5 X O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . . 4 |
$$ | O X O O X X X X X X X X O |
$$ | 6 O . O X . X O O O O O . |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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$$ | . X O 2 O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . . X |
$$ | 3 X O O X X X X X X X X O |
$$ | X O . O X . X O O O O O 1 |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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[go]$$Wm7
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$$ | . X O 2 O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . . X |
$$ | 3 X O O X X X X X X X X O |
$$ | X O . O X . X O O O O O 1 |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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$$ | . X 5 X O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . 4 X |
$$ | O X O O X X X X X X X X O |
$$ | 6 O . O X . X O O O O O . |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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[go]$$Wm7
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$$ | . X 5 X O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . 4 X |
$$ | O X O O X X X X X X X X O |
$$ | 6 O . O X . X O O O O O . |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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$$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |[/go]
TWELVE moves.
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$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . 4 2 |
$$ | . X O O X X X X X X X X 1 |
$$ | X O . O X . X O O O O O 3 |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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[go]$$W
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$$ | . X O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . 4 2 |
$$ | . X O O X X X X X X X X 1 |
$$ | X O . O X . X O O O O O 3 |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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FOUR moves.
Seems so, but does it make any sense?
A) is wrong.
B) A tool for complicating status confirmation?
That may be the general assessment. However, it is not true, as we will see later.
B) is wrong.
C) A tool for preventing the opponent from playing two moves in a row?
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$$ | . X O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . 4 2 |
$$ | . X O O X X X X X X X X 1 |
$$ | X O . O X . X O O O O O 3 |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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[go]$$W
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$$ | . X O . O X . . . X . . . |
$$ | X X X O O X . . . X . 4 2 |
$$ | . X O O X X X X X X X X 1 |
$$ | X O . O X . X O O O O O 3 |
$$ | O O O O X . X O . O . O . |
$$ | X X X X X X X O O O O O O |
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Capturing into the DOUBLE-KO only makes sense if any of

,

,

cannot be IMMEDIATELY answered with

,

,

respectively, which would result in the opponent being able to play TWO MOVES IN A ROW.
The only formation that is eligible for this is a KO-SHAPE.
C) is correct.
D) Simply nonsense?
Please refer to the comment on C).
D) is wrong.
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##### What is a DOUBLE-Ko during status confirmation? #####
A) A tool for preventing the opponent from playing two moves in a row?
As a matter of course (see C) for "play"), but does it make any sense during STATUS CONFIRMATION?
With a composition of (at least) THREE KO-SHAPES, there is the additional danger that the status confirmation will last forever, in the case the players do not realise that they are cought in a CYCLE.
Or their discussions might become unnecessarily complicated and / or their results / decisions doubtful.
A) is wrong.
B) Simply useless?
It is unbelievable, but it seems that no one discovered "Honte's magic DOUBLE-KO spell" before. Or is someone did, they kept is secret. Or DOUBLE-KO is in reality not as serious a problem as they are often portrayed as.
DOUBLE-KO have absolutely NO effect in determining the status of groups, and hence they are superfluous.
B) is correct.
C) A position for significantly complicating status confirmation?
Yes, indeed. This of course was the case in the past.
But luckily, Honte has his magic wand that he will be using soon.
The future will be easier. At least for those who have heard of Honte.
C) is wrong.
D) A tool for complicating status confirmation?
That may be the general assessment. However, it is not true, as we will see later.
See also B).
D) is wrong.