Re: computer-go: Engineering (was: Most simple Go rules)

[Don Dailey <drd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   From: Christian Nentwich <c.nentwich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

   >    That seems to be a rather academic distinction. This will be the case in
   > any agreement protocol,
   >    unless the two players call upon the immortals somewhere in the
   > algorithm or the space is small
   >    enough to be brute forced.

   > You seem to  understand the point now, but  earlier you said this, "If
   > black  can't  demonstrate  life, the  stones  are  dead, no scope  for
   > arguing."

   You are misinterpreting this. This is a pragmatic approach. If black cannot 
   demonstrate life, the stones *are dead by definition*. It may well be that a 
   stronger player might have been able to live, but that does not matter in the 
   context of a game.

   Christian

Yes, I get the point.  Probably in over 99% of the cases, especially with
competent players this will match reality.


Don