I looked at the report and would like to give my opinion on why the programs played as they did in the commented game between Zen and Aya.

In the game white 106 threatens to capture the left side and most importantly avoid the dangers of a huge semeai. If black does not play 111 the game is over without a fight. After white 112 at least black has a chance that white blunders and get a seki or wins a semeai in the center.

Saving the white group with 112 is only big if the black group dies.

Later on in the game white takes the ko at J11 for move 134 and after a ko threat black captures the right side group but white get the big left side for sure and a large endgame move at the bottom, for a clear won position, which illustrates the one sided nature of this game after move 105.

By the way the main meaning of 105 is to threaten the center white group since if black tries to surround the white group white can connect and live with all white stones with 105.

So in my opinion both programs played well moves 106-112. White simply played forcing moves that defended a won position and black tried to keep the game complex enough in order to have a possibility of winning.

Best
Magnus


Quoting Nick Wedd <[email protected]>:

Congratulations to Zen, winner of yesterday's KGS bot tournament with 8
wins from 9 games.  My (very short) report is now at
http://www.weddslist.com/kgs/past/48/index.html

Nick
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