Explanation
The concept of Life and death is a consequence of two basic Go rules.
- A group of stones with no liberties is captured.
- A stone may not be played on a position where it will be captured directly, unless it directly captures another group.
Because of these rules, some groups can never be captured (alive), while others can't avoid capture (dead).
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