Re: computer-go: 1st dan+ question

[David Fotland <fotland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Localized area.  I analyze each fight in isolation.  Usually
there is only one big fight on the board that needs deep analysis.
I might look 10 to 20 moves ahead.  More if the fight is simple, with
lots of forcing moves.  When there is no big fight, I don't do much
lookahead, just think strategiacally about the position to find the
direction of play, then choose a reasonable move.  If I am thinking
about an invasion or deep reduction I might do a little reading, but this is
mainly thinking about the standard sequences for the local shape.  Some of
these are pretty long, but I wouldn't call it lookahead.  For example on
a 3-3 invasion, I will think about the 2 or 3 reasonable resulting
positions, which might be 10 to 15 moves ahead, but I don't usually
play out the sequence in my mind, just visualize the final shape.

I'm AGA 2 or 3 dan.

David

At 01:15 PM 11/23/99 MST, Jeff Massung wrote:
>To those of you who are 1st dan-9th dan:
>
>When you look ahead turns, how many would you say you generally look ahead?  
>And is it over the entire board? localized area (where you are thinking of 
>moving)? or a few localized areas (multiple battles per say)?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jeff
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