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Atari (burying a stone in the opponent's
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If you touch the stone with your mouse, the
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How many breathing spaces does the White group above have in total? |
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On the outside, it's got 3 x 4 = 12, plus
1 in the middle.
All together, it's got 13 breathing spaces. |
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The White group has been surrounded by Black
stones. But please look at the centre. |
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White still has one breathing space. This state is called atari. |
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If Black plays a stone in the middle, all
the White stones are captured. |
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Atari (burying a stone in the opponent's
territory 2) |
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If you touch the stone with your mouse, the
breathing spaces will appear. |
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One White group is in the corner and one
is one the side, but each has only one breathing
space inside, so it's the same thing. The
groups are in atari.
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If you seal up the White groups' breathing
spaces, you can capture all of the stones. |
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In a game |
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In a game, you take it in turns to play moves, so a group can't be immediately
surrounded. But if you are careless and overlook atari, you will be captured. |
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When you get stronger, you may ignore an
atari on purpose, using your move to take profit
elsewhere. It is this kind of strategy that
helps to make Go such a profound game. |
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