Re: computer-go: Most simple Go rules

[Christian Nentwich <c.nentwich@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 29 June 2001 08:12, you wrote:
> > Then again, i think the importance of this is overestimated greatly. We
> > are talking about a timeframe of [...] 5 minutes for the
> > "complicated extra rules in the Japanese rule system".
> You can explain me within 5 minutes how to score an arbitrary
> position using Japanese rules? Are you going to say "Forget
> about Japanese rules, play life and death out as if they
> were Tromp-Taylor rules, then score Japanese relying on the
> Chinese status!" ?! ~~~

No. I will play my games for 20 years or so, until I reach my first triple go 
or position I don't know. Then I will open the rule book and sort it out. If 
it is a friendly game, I will start a new game. If it is a tournament game, I 
will find the TD to adjudicate. 

If I'm writing a (non-commercial) computer go program, however, you won't get 
me to use Japanese rules no matter what..

Christian