Re: [computer-go] Re: computer-go Digest, Vol 36, Issue 6

2007-07-06 Thread Peter Drake
Yes, it can be done quite quickly in certain circumstances: http://www.lclark.edu/~drake/go/icai2006-final-drake.pdf The problem, of course, is that by the time it's down to this, it's often too late. Peter Drake http://www.lclark.edu/~drake/ On Jul 6, 2007, at 3:55 PM, steve uurtamo wrot

Re: [computer-go] Re: computer-go Digest, Vol 36, Issue 6

2007-07-06 Thread steve uurtamo
as far as killing moves are concerned, there's a fairly well-understood set of circumstances for groups with a large "blob" eyespace under which death is guaranteed, life is guaranteed if a ko is won, or death is guaranteed if a ko is lost. i have no idea how to weight the last two, but given that

[computer-go] Re: computer-go Digest, Vol 36, Issue 6

2007-07-06 Thread Jacques BasaldĂșa
terry mcintyre wrote: Lately, I've been studying joseki, and I find that it's hard to really know a joseki until you know why non-joseki moves are bad - and why moves which are locally joseki may be bad in relation to other stones on the board. No doubt. That is the most complicated part. I