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Or 100% rate of a draw. Like tic tac toe.



Due to komi, a go game cannot be drawn. That is, the 2nd player is awarded some number of points for the disadvantage of moving 2nd, and that number of points typically has a fractional 0.5 in it to break ties.

The most common komi values these days are 6.5 or 7.5, depending on ruleset.


Depending on the rules, a game may be drawn due to an "eternal life" (an endless forced repetition).

https://senseis.xmp.net/?EternalLife

In Go this is very rare (as opposed to e.g. chess).




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