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Can a stone on the edge or corner be captured, and how many liberties does it need to lose?

The rulebook says a group is captured at zero liberties.

  • Go rulebook · Rulebook · Liberties and Capture
  • Actorios · Community · 2025-06-09
  • russ · Community · 2025-06-09

Yes. Any stone or group is captured when its last liberty is filled, wherever it sits. Edge and corner stones simply have fewer liberties to begin with.

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