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Go ending. Why do players stop?
This is anwered by 'gennan' here:
Why players don’t try to occupy opponent’s territory with living group of stones at the end of a game?
When using territory scoring (points for empty intersections ...
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Go ending. Why do players stop?
As Weather Vane explained, if you play in your opponents territory and your opponents responds with a move inside their territoy this is point neutral. This basic principle is used to resolve disputes ...
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Should black pass in this situation?
The marked spaces are what's called dame they are empty spaces that are of no interest to either white or black because the spaces will not effect the outcome of the game and do not need to be filled ...
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