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Sacrifice techniques

Sometimes , it is necessary to sacrifice stones in order to capture many more of your opponent's . In

, Black seed 1 is needed in order for the 3 white seeds to be captured . More complicated diagram like the next one

also show the death of white seeds as a result of the sacrifice .

Notice that when Black play seed 3 , if white connect at seed 1 , then white will be in atari .

test yourself: when to sacrifice

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