Life In 19x19

Assuming that white is somehow forced to pass, how is it unfair that black wins the ko?

Isn't it by that very same logic unfair that black is forced to endure a seki or a loss under other rules?

As far as I know fairness doesn't naturally accumulate to either colour.

What is the problem that is being regarded, here?

tentano wrote:Assuming that white is somehow forced to pass, how is it unfair that black wins the ko?

Isn't it by that very same logic unfair that black is forced to endure a seki or a loss under other rules?

As far as I know fairness doesn't naturally accumulate to either colour.

What is the problem that is being regarded, here?

Basically, I think, the problem is that the corner position is regarded as a seki, not a ko. If the rules turn it into a ko, that is a problem.

To put it another way, the rules are meant to serve the players, not the players the rules.