On 07/12/2012 10:22 AM, Don Dailey wrote:
The real point of this is to impose a more western attitude to the game, trying to "crush" your opponent - pick off every possible stone you can, etc.
That's overly dramatic and political. Eastern players don't throw away points like unsophisticated monte carlo bots do near the endgame, yet they certainly could to be extremely safe. Also, bangneki, which this is based on, was around before Western influence.
Just for my two bits, I like the idea of this tournament, but I do agree the 50 point cap is artificial. I'd rather see that limitation removed and see how the tournament works out instead of trying to "pre-optimize" it.
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