Re: computer-go: suicide move

["Chris Fant" <Fantius@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I understand what you mean about bringing the previously dead group back to
life, but how does that relate to a Ko fight?  Any chance of a diagram?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Drake" <drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <computer-go@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: computer-go: suicide move


> I didn't think suicide was legal under Chinese rules, just Ing.
>
> One possible use for this is In a ko fight.  You could add a third
> stone to commit suicide inside of an enemy group's single eye.  The
> opponent must now choose between bringing the previously dead group
> back to life (by moving on the middle point to make two separate eyes)
> or taking the ko.
>
>
> On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 03:42  PM, Chris Fant wrote:
>
> > Can someone please give an example of when a suicide is a good move
> > (Chinese
> > rules, obviously).  Thanks.
> >
> >
> Peter Drake
> Assistant Professor of Computer Science
> Lewis & Clark College
> http://www.lclark.edu/~drake/
>
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