Re: [computer-go] MC Opening stage

2008-12-11 Thread Thomas Lavergne
I've not tryed it for the moment due to lack of time for computer go, but I've thinked about an opening heuristic thta from a go player point of view seems acceptable : - For the first play, restrict to intersection at a manhatan distance of 2 from the corner hoshi (4-4 points) (and tengen if

Re: [computer-go] MC Opening stage

2008-12-11 Thread steve uurtamo
the thing about within manhattan distance (small) of other stones type heuristics is that they seem to leave out the possibility of tenuki. s. On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 5:27 AM, Thomas Lavergne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've not tryed it for the moment due to lack of time for computer go, but

Re: [computer-go] MC Opening stage

2008-12-11 Thread Jason House
Not really... Thomas's rules include all the typical tenuki points. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 11, 2008, at 9:29 AM, steve uurtamo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the thing about within manhattan distance (small) of other stones type heuristics is that they seem to leave out the possibility of

Re: [computer-go] MC Opening stage

2008-12-11 Thread Thomas Lavergne
On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 09:29:18AM -0500, steve uurtamo wrote: the thing about within manhattan distance (small) of other stones type heuristics is that they seem to leave out the possibility of tenuki. No, tenuki is handled by small distance from hoshi. In the start of the game, almost all