| go_capturing_ladder_ex_2_e1_fg | ||
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Diagram
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| go_capturing_ladder_ex_2_e1_c | ||
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In the end black cannot reduce white liberties to one, and the ladder fails. The result is bad for black. Blacks stones are weak, and no white stone is captured. White can expect to attack or capture some of the black stones.
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| go_capturing_ladder_ex_2_e2_fg | ||
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Diagram
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| go_capturing_ladder_ex_2_e2_c | ||
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If black tries to continue the attack, white can play as in diagram. This lets white to capture a stone from either of the marked positions next. White move could as well be in A or B.
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| go_capturing_ladder_n | ||
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Ladder
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| go_capturing_ladder_end_c | ||
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A ladder is seldom played out. If the ladder works, there is no reason to try to escape. If the ladder does not work, there is no reason to try to capture.
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| go_capturing_net_n | ||
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Net
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| go_capturing_net_c | ||
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Net is a kind of loose way to capture stones.
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| go_capturing_race_n | ||
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Capturing race
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| go_capturing_race_ex_1_s_fg | ||
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Diagram
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| go_capturing_race_ex_1_s_c | ||
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In this position marked white and black stones have both 3 liberties. There is a race on capturing stones. Here the player who starts capturing opponents stones first wins the care.
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| go_capturing_race_ex_1_e1_fg | ||
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Diagram
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| go_capturing_race_ex_1_e2_c | ||
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If Black plays first, he can take white's liberty.
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| go_capturing_race_ex_1_e3_c | ||
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White takes blacks liberty, so both white and black have 2 liberties.
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| go_capturing_race_ex_1_e4_c | ||
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This reduces whites liberties to one, and black can capture white with his next move.
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| go_capturing_snapback_n | ||
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Snapback
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| go_capturing_snapback_ex_1_fg | ||
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Diagram
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| go_capturing_snapback_ex_1_c | ||
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In this position black can capture marked white stones.
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| go_capturing_snapback_ex_1_m1_c | ||
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This is the only way to capture the stones.
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| go_capturing_snapback_ex_1_m2_c | ||
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White can capture a black stone, but this does not help white.
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