> No one plays 9x9 go. There is no literature on 9x9 theory, and almost no > examples of professional play.
9x9 *is* played by professionals, at least in Japan, but naturally with neither big prize money, nor students wanting to pay to learn it, it is not played that seriously, and usually with quick time limits. The best source of 9x9 professional games is the Mini-go TV series, which finished a few years back, but should have close to 700 games if you can track down the complete set. There is even a book published of the game records. The closest I've managed to get to that is I know someone who has received a photocopy of it... As I've said before, when, for instance, a 9-dan and a 3-dan would meet on the TV program, it was almost always the 9-dan who would win. Both players would generally show knowledge of 9x9 opening theory (*), meaning it is either studied behind closed doors, or (more likely) that they were regular viewers! Darren *: Playing a move that the commentator would call "bad" in the first half a dozen moves was rare. The games were almost always decided by life and death mistakes or minor endgame mistakes (which is why the weaker professional dan player generally lost). _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
