[computer-go] 19x19 game strategy.

[Mark Boon]

You don't need to play tengen to defeat mirror-go with Black, you can  
set up a ladder towards tengen. There are known pro-games that defeat  
mirror-go this way.

Mark

On 11-okt-06, at 11:44, Santi Ontañón wrote:

> How do you plan to detect that a move is "inefficient"?
>
>>>
>>> On 10/11/06, steve uurtamo <apoxonpoo at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> > i'm wondering about perfect 19x19 game strategy
>>> > (about which i assume not much is known).
>>> >
>>> > here's what i'm thinking.
>>> >
>>> > as white, mirror black until black plays
>>> > inefficiently, then play to take advantage
>>> > of that inefficiency.  (so if the first move
>>> > by black is inefficent, there will be no mirror).
>>> >
>>> > as black, being mirrored, play tengen as soon as
>>> > it is the best move on the board.  (i have a sense
>>> > that tengen as first move won't pop out as best
>>> > opening move for ideal play, but who knows?)
>>> >
>>> > are there any theoretical reasons to believe
>>> > that it won't look like this?  any practical
>>> > reasons?  i.e. has anyone seen tengen openings
>>> > in pro games?  i've seen them in high-level amateur
>>> > dan games, but don't know if it's just people
>>> > screwing around or if it has any legitimacy.  same
>>> > question applies to mirroring.  just curious,
>>> >
>>> > s.
>>> >
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