> >wow. i thought that there were at least two > >stones worth of slack in the opening, and another > >two in ko fighting. :) > > Seems unlikely. I can't imagine two competent > players, say 1p or > better, coming out of the opening with one of them > having a two-stone > lead.
one of them is not a competent 1p. one of them is a computer with knowledge of the end result of all possible game trees (my understanding of the definition of a "god" player). it could, for instance, create an opening whose branches are so complicated that W (or B) was forced to take small gains territorially, but lose, say, 20 pts. by the midgame. > And, the right to win all ko fights without > having to fight them > is only worth half a stone. uh, that depends upon what the kos are for. s. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link $420k for $1,399/mo. Think You Pay Too Much For Your Mortgage? Find Out! www.LowerMyBills.com/lre _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
