Yes, a move like that. Although I suppose that might be a little strong, and the second player would want to swap. Say it was K19. Then player two has to ask, “Would I rather go second, and be the first to play a corner, and allow player one to take K19 as a first move?” If the first two moves are K19 followed by Q16, no komi, then white would probably be ahead, right? So player two would decline the swap, and take the first corner. On the other hand, if player one plays C3, then player two would probably choose to swap, since C3 followed by, say, Q16, no komi, would favor black.
Ahh! I believe I‘m beginning to understand.
You are talking about no-koMI Go, right?
This is very different from my original question regarding no-ko Go.
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Oh my gosh! Silly me. How did I get that wrong? My post belongs in some other thread! Sorry about that.
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Getting rid of the ko rule would be just torture. It would be a game to see who gives up taking the ko first.
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Agreed Ko is a major component of a fun GO game. The unsettled nature is exciting.#