Re: computer-go: suicide move

[David Schneider-Joseph <david@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday, May 22, 2003, at 06:42  PM, Chris Fant wrote:

> Can someone please give an example of when a suicide is a good move 
> (Chinese
> rules, obviously).  Thanks.
Say your opponent has a three-in-a-row eye space, and you have a stone 
at both edge points, like this:
O _ O

If you play in the center point:
O O O
It is suicide, so now your opponent's got a three-in-a-row empty eye 
space:
_ _ _

And he must play the vital center point in order to make life.  The end 
result is the same, in terms of points, but the suicide can be used as 
a ko threat.

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