Re: computer-go: Good Play (was FPGA)

[Robert Jasiek <jasiek@xxxxxxxx>]

Compgo123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> FYI. Some time ago there was a very good post on this list concerning how
> perfect the top Go players play. The common point of view from the top Go
> players is 1 to 2 stones from the perfect play.

Although no proof either, consider a position with n kos of different
shapes in it using the superko rule. You won't know what to do even if
getting n/4 handicap stones. It is theoretically possible to convert a
starting position into such a complex ko position. For this play need
not be perfect since you also do not see all such possible whole
board positions with many kos that could occur. Thus you cannot prevent
all of them. All GoDevil needs to do is to create some such position
with many kos. You would need enough handicap stones to prevent most kos
at all.

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robert jasiek