In one of the games, "gogonuts" - who has played many games with computer programs - opined that multiple unresolved semeai are a weakness of MC programs.
A strong human would reason that if the outcome of semeai A, B, and C are individually losses for the program, then the aggregate probability is to lose all three fights. Terry McIntyre <terrymcint...@yahoo.com> Unix/Linux Systems Administration Taking time to do it right saves having to do it twice. ----- Original Message ---- > From: Mark Boon <tesujisoftw...@gmail.com> > To: computer-go@dvandva.org > Sent: Wed, December 29, 2010 6:25:14 PM > Subject: Re: [Computer-go] News on Tromp-Cook ? > > On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Jacques Basaldúa <jacq...@dybot.com> wrote: > > I don't agree the first two games were that easy. > > > > In the second game the bot was ahead most of the game > > and failed in life and death in the top right corner. > > Yes, we disagree. The first game was finished before it had well > begun. By move 50 or so. > > The second game the computer was also doing poorly until John got > careless about his left-side group. The computer played that well and > took the lead. But only briefly, as it had the top-right corner killed > immediately after. So I wouldn't say the computer was ahead most of > the game. It was ahead for only a very brief moment. > > But opinions about games can differ of course. Generally I saw the > computer do some impressive things and some very silly things. > > Mark > _______________________________________________ > Computer-go mailing list > Computer-go@dvandva.org > http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go > _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list Computer-go@dvandva.org http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
