ManyFaces agrees with Nick that connecting on the right is better than 31 (with about 48% win rate). It doesnt like moving at 34, as Erik suggests. After 34 (E6), it thinks white can win (55%) at H3, but this is too optimistic.
David > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:computer-go- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Erik van der Werf > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 12:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Computer-go] Congratulations to Zen! > > On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 9:01 PM, "Ingo Althöfer" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > "Aja" <[email protected]> > >> ManyFaces (White) still wins even if it loses the semeai but captures > >> the J4 group of 3 stones. And it's not possible for Black to save the > >> J4 group and win the semeai at the same time. > > > > Yes, that is exactly what the experts in the forum found. > > > > The question: Do the other bots see this as well, > > and how early in the game do they see this outcome? > > Sure, its easy for strong bots :-) > > There are several ways to win in this position; no need to win the > semeai. Even the J4 block can be traded for something like 2 points > elsewhere (e.g., g4 & a6). > > To win Black should have played 31 at 34. I think Nick's suggestion > (between 32 and 35) is bad because the White group in the upper right > corner is already dead. > > Erik > _______________________________________________ > Computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
