Capture a Stone on the Edge

A stone is captured when there are no lines touching it. In this way, the captured stone is surrounded by stones of the other color. A captured stone is removed from the Go board.

• See how to capture a stone in the corner.
• See how to capture a stone in the middle of the board.
• See how many lines were touching this stone.

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It's also possible to capture more than one stone at once.

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