Understanding Ko fights/ threats

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Does anyone know of any good online resources that help a player to better understand ko fights? For example: calculating the value of ko, value of threats, identifying ko threats, etc.

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…and to clarify: I’m only 20k and don’t really fight ko fights because I don’t fully understand how to use them to my advantage.

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Sensei’s Library is a good place to start: http://senseis.xmp.net/?Ko

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Thanks calantir, that helps.

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It might be helpful to fight some ko fights before reading up on it even if it means that you lose at first.

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Also, keep in mind that you may lose the ko but win the fight. If the ko’s value is 10 points and your opponent does not respond to a 20 points threat, he wins the ko but loses the fight. A ko is not important for itself.

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