[computer-go] 19x19 game strategy.

[Andrés Domínguez]

2006/10/11, steve uurtamo <apoxonpoo at yahoo.com>:
> 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?)

If you want to play mirror go, I think you should play
tengen first. Tengen is not a bad move.

Also, as white with komi, is very easy to defeat a pure
mirror go program (don't playing inefficient moves).
Tengen has not points if you don't use it.

Last, you shouldn't stop mirroring when rival makes
inefficient move. You should stop when is inefficient
move for you. Otherwise, tengen will be a 0 points
move.

Andrés