Re: computer-go: Pattern matching

["Hans F. Zschintzsch" <hfz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Patricia Hughes and David Elsdon schrieb:

> ...
> The system we built knows a lot more about optical design than I do !!

Well, i have no problem to understand, that a program might
get stronger than it's inventor. 

My point is: The "distance" from 5d to 1d pro is probably
more than from nothing to 5d. 

> ... Instead it captures all
> the heuristics the expert actually uses to do his job.

Heuristics might do sometimes or even most of the time, however 
if you need to read forward/look ahead for a sound decision
only once during a game and your program does not or is not able 
to, it will lose every game. 

> > PS. Please show us what your program does today.
> 
> Certainly, I can send you the Prolog code or we can arrange to meet on one
> of the Go Servers where you can play against my program. It only plays on a
> 9x9 board since it has no rules to play 19x19 fuseki yet.

You are of course aware that 9x9 Go might be considered trival 
compared to 19x19 Go. 
[I know Prolog only from theory, and my impression is, that 
if backtracking is needed (e.g. for look-ahead) i expect you 
will experience severe runtime problems]

Thanks for sharing your ideas and the offer to play your program. 
I understand much better now where your optimistic view originates.

Good luck,
Hans

PS. Please let me know if your program becomes 1d (ama), 
I will then send a bottle of wine to help the celebration
party.