Editing Strategy-stealing argument (section)

== Go ==
In [[Go (game)|Go]] passing is allowed. When the starting position is symmetrical (empty board, neither player has any points), this means that the first player could steal the second player's winning strategy simply by giving up the first move. Since the 1930s, however,<ref>{{Citation | last = Fairbairn | first = John | url = http://senseis.xmp.net/?HistoryOfKomi | title = History of Komi | access-date = 2010-04-09 }}</ref> the second player is typically awarded some [[komidashi|compensation points]], which makes the starting position asymmetrical, and the strategy-stealing argument will no longer work.

An elementary strategy in the game is "[[mirror go]]", where the second player performs moves which are diagonally opposite those of this opponent. This approach may be defeated using [[Ladder (Go)|ladder tactic]]s, [[ko fight]]s, or successfully competing for control of the board's central point.