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''Do not play an isolated piece with three or fewer liberties.'' Such a move is always a bad move — it is always possible to find a better one.
 
''Do not play an isolated piece with three or fewer liberties.'' Such a move is always a bad move — it is always possible to find a better one.
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Latest revision as of 15:07, 17 November 2012

A liberty of an isolated piece or a group is the number of unoccupied cells adjacent to it. A piece with few liberties is generally weaker than one with many liberties.

Do not play an isolated piece with three or fewer liberties. Such a move is always a bad move — it is always possible to find a better one.