computer-go: Re: null move

[julianr@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Re: the interesting subject of the null move heuristic, the reason it is
so effective is, I think, if you assume an extra free move, then your
plan had better work pretty obviously, or it won't work at all. So
people often formulate a "draft" plan of action using simple heuristics
and assuming an extra free (null) move, and if it works, try to refine
it to a plan which does not involve a free move.

That's my 2 eurocents worth!

Julian

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