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Do you give your opponent a stone when you pass?

Several experienced players agree; no official ruling.

  • russ · Community · 2022-07-05
  • russ · Community · 2015-04-18
  • marliv · Community · 2011-06-03
  • Barticus88 · Community · 2009-10-28

No, not under Japanese, Chinese or Ing rules. Pass stones, where each pass hands your opponent a prisoner, are used only in AGA-style rulesets (AGA, Spight, Renaissance).

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