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2x2 is this a ko game ?
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:15 am
by oca
ok... I should be the only one to care about that, no one plays a 2x2 goban... anyway I was just curious to kwnow if this situation is ko ?
or if a ko is only valable between to consecutive moves
$$B
$$ +-----+
$$ | 3 1 |
$$ | 2 4 |
$$ +-----+ -
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[go]$$B
$$ +-----+
$$ | 3 1 |
$$ | 2 4 |
$$ +-----+ -[/go]
$$B
$$ +-----+
$$ | 6 5 |
$$ | 2 4 |
$$ +-----+
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[go]$$B
$$ +-----+
$$ | 6 5 |
$$ | 2 4 |
$$ +-----+[/go]
$$B and so on....
$$ +-----+
$$ | 9 7 |
$$ | 8 0 |
$$ +-----+
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[go]$$B and so on....
$$ +-----+
$$ | 9 7 |
$$ | 8 0 |
$$ +-----+[/go]
Re: 2x2 is this a ko game ?
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:31 am
by HermanHiddema
You're not the only one to care:
http://senseis.xmp.net/?2x2Board 
Re: 2x2 is this a ko game ?
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:37 am
by leichtloeslich
I should be the only one to care about that
You would be surprised.
Anyway, cycles longer than 2 moves are not referred to as "ko" by the majority of people, so in that manner, no, this is not ko.
Better to simply call it a cycle.
See also
http://senseis.xmp.net/?RoundRobinKo .
Re: 2x2 is this a ko game ?
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 11:45 am
by Bantari
oca wrote:I should be the only one to care about that
Not at all.
You are a proud member of the group of 7.5 people who do!
Re: 2x2 is this a ko game ?
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:22 am
by oca
Thanks - I feel less alone
Re: 2x2 is this a ko game ?
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:18 am
by Bill Spight
Bantari wrote:oca wrote:I should be the only one to care about that
Not at all.
You have are a proud member of the group of 7.5 people who do!
The Komi-gumi.