computer-go: reading vs statical eval

["sorin gherman" <s_gherman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Is there any good argument why go programs "have to" be based on reading, 
> or
> is it "just" that the most successfull ones have been so far?
  As far as I know, one of the strongest computer Go programs, Handtalk, is 
not based on read-ahead but just on statical evaluation.

Sorin Gherman

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