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

[Christian Nentwich <c.nentwich@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>    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