Re: computer-go: Programming the capturing game

[Erik van der Werf <E.vanderWerf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bernard Helmstetter wrote:
> 
> Tristan Cazenave wrote:
> 
> > Does someone has a winning sequence in mind for 8x8 with a cross cut
> > in the centre ?
> 
> I think there is no winning sequence for 8x8. A 2-space eye is enough to
> live in atari-go.

If passing is not allowed there is always a winning sequence. If passing
would be allowed, the (otherwise) losing player would directly pass on
the first move (starting from an empty board). 

With the cross-cut it's a bit more complicated though. If passing is
allowed territory could be used to decide on the winner, but this is
almost the same as saying that passing is not allowed...

Erik