ko

A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.

Noun

  1. A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.
    • Black gets an easy game by just filling the ko.
  2. ko fight
    • Black wins the ko easily.
  3. a stone in a ko in atari, a ko stone
    • Black recaptures the ko and white has to find another ko threat.

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 劫 (kō).

Forms

ko

Derived

hanami ko ko fight ko threat ten thousand year ko