Re: computer-go: Stages of the Go game

[David Fotland <fotland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are stages.  The Opening/fuseki is spreading stones around and
playing joseki to get even results in the corner.  The middle game is large
scale fighting, invasions etc.  The endgame is after all groups are stable
to finalize the borders.

Many Faces does not try to determine the stage of the game.

David

At 06:09 PM 5/13/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> Hi again :o)
>
> As I've said in previous mails I'm working on a Go program as a final
> year project. Perhaps foolishly I'm not a regular Go player (it seems to
> me that most Go developers were fans of the game before programmers).
>
> Anyway, my new question is:
>
> I've read papers about endgame techniques etc., are there specific
> start,middle, and end stages in a Go game? Do any of the current Go
> programmes try to determine what stage a game is at and base their AI on
> the stage the game is at?
>
> Thanks again,
> Conor
> --
> Looking in a mirror can be a reflective exercise
David Fotland