Re: computer-go: 5 x 5 perfect play

[Jeffrey Rainy <JRainy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I just wanted to ask if perfect play on 5 x 5 boards has been solved. It
>seems 
>within the realms of computability (2^25 is something my desktop PC
>computer 
>can handle, I think).

I've only seen papers about 4x4 being proved. (2000)
http://homepage1.nifty.com/Ike/katsunari/paper/4x4e.txt

Also, 2^25 is not the actual number of possible 5x5 board positions. On one hand, 
the capture rule lowers this number a lot. On the other hand, the ko rule raises this 
number somehow. But that is just nitpicking ;-)

Jeff.