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OCR: page9 of 26 Object >>> A player loses a game if it is his turn and he has neither stacks nor reserves Ko situations can only occur on even- -capacity cells, that is capacity 2 or 6.If sucha cell holds maximum capacity stack with stricktly even and alternate composition of blacknd white men ko situation may arise Consider diagram Diagram ko situations The situation on the rest of the board is irrelevant .Consider the stacks and assume both players have reserves If black puts reserve on top of the small stack, he gets back reserve from under it, so he effectively only turns the stack around! 11 white would next do the sartleing. the situation of diagram would be re -established The ko-rule forbids him to so The same applies with regard to a white reserve on top of the big stack: black may no ...