Re: computer-go: Ko

[Ray Tayek <rtayek@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:44 PM 6/3/03 -0700, you wrote:
> Is the following statement true?
>
> If a stone played at a point is the first stone to ever occupy that point, 
> no subsequent full-board position can be identical to a preceding position.
>
> (In other words, when checking super-ko, is it okay to stop the backward 
> search as soon as you find a first-time play at some point?)
iirc, the score (captured prisoners) must be the same also or at least 
their difference must be the same.


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