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Places where you can't play |
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Can you play a Black stone at the point marked A in the diagram? |
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We've seen this White shape before. |
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This is the shape after White has captured a single Black stone, which
was on the point A, with four White stones. |
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What will happen if Black plays another stone where his previous stone was captured, on the point of A? |
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Even if Black tries to play Black 1, this point is already completely surrounded
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The Black stone can't exist on the board, as all its breathing spaces have been taken by White. In short, the stone is captured the instant Black places it on the board.
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This point is like a trap surrounded by enemy stones. It's meaningless to play there, as the Black stone is immediately captured. Such a move is suicide.
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Moves such as this, which are captured the instant you play them, are forbidden
under the rules of Go. |
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Pitfall |
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Well, then, can White play a stone on this point? |
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If White plays a stone at A, all the White stones become linked vertically and horizontally, so this is one solid group.
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There are eight breathing spaces around the White stones, so White can, of course, play at 1. |
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