Article 15. Daeguk Jongryo (the end of the endgame)

Daeguk Jongryo is reached when there are no profitable moves left.

Article 16. Jongguk

After Daeguk Jongryo, neutral points are filled and Jongguk is attained. The neutral points are filled alternately unless other agreement is made.

Article 17. Kyega (counting the Score)

The dead stones are removed and added to prisoners. All the prisoners are used to fill the opponents territory to make counting quicker. This is called Kyega. At this point the remaining empty intersections are counted as the opponents scores. If there are prisoners remaining when all the territory is filled, the score is negative.

Article 18. Detemining the Result

After Kyega, the winner is the player who has the higher score. If the scores are equal, the game is a draw. If it is an even game, Dum (Komi in Japanese) is added to white. Any disagreement must be taken up at this point.

Article 19. Bulgyesung (win by Resignation)

If a player feels that the position is hopeless in the middle of the game, he or she may resign and the opponent automatically wins. This is called Bulgyesung.

Article 20. Musungbu (a Void Game)

If a board position is repeated and neither side is willing to give up the position, the game is annulled. This is called Musungbu.

Article 21. Banchik (illegal plays)

The following are Banchik: Breach of the Articles 8, 9 or 10 Taking the stone back, unless it is an unintentional illegal play. A player may remove the stone just played if they have maintained contact with it. Exceeding the allotted time Further Banchik can result from the Additional Rules.