Ko Strategy as Resource Management
Treat ko as a whole-board fight over threats, value, and timing.
Advanced lesson. Board: 19x19. Estimated time: 11 minutes. Concepts: ko, resources, trade.
Reference notes
- Estimate ko size before starting.
- Inventory threats by severity.
- Sometimes losing the ko is correct if the trade is larger.
Practice prompt
From a ko position, list five threats in order and predict which ones must be answered.
Review check
After the fight, compare what each player spent with what each player won.