On 22-jan-08, at 10:31, Erik van der Werf wrote:
On Jan 22, 2008 11:14 AM, Petri Pitkanen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
9x9 is not Go
At some point in history the common board size was 17x17.
Are you suggesting that 17x17 wasn't Go either?
In the future, when humans are consistently defeated by computers on
19x19 and the remaining players move up to a more 'interesting' size,
will you be claiming that 19x19 isn't Go either?
Come on, there's no need to be so condescending.
Of course you can call any game played by the same rules the same
game. 3x3 Go is as interesting as tic-tac-toe. But since it's played
by the same rules it could be called Go. Do you really think Petri
doesn't understand this? It seems obvious to me he means 9x9 Go is
not nearly as interesting as 19x19 Go. 19 is the default size so when
we talk about Go we generally mean 19x19 Go. It's fair to assume
people on this list understand that.
So I'll support Petri in this. 9x9 Go is not Go.
Sure, 9x9 Go is still a very interesting game. One that can be a
challenge even for the strongest players in the world. But in my
opinion it's not nearly as interesting as 19x19 Go. Now if that's a
point you'd like to argue, fine. But no need to be so patronizing.
Mark
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