循じゅん環かん劫こう

noun

round robin ko

A go term for a ko fight that repeats in a cycle, where both players can recapture indefinitely unless a rule intervenes. Technical domain-specific usage.

See also: 紅

• 循じゅん環かん劫こうが発はっ生せいすると、対たい局きょくは長なが引びくことがある。

  When a round robin ko occurs, the game can drag on.

• プロの棋き譜ふで循じゅん環かん劫こうの珍めずらしい例れいが見みつかった。

  A rare example of round robin ko was found in a professional game record.