[computer-go] Re: Interesting problem

Mark Boon tesujisoftware at gmail.com
Fri Jan 5 08:28:29 PST 2007


On 4-jan-07, at 19:37, Don Dailey wrote:

>  If 2 perfect players played a game where one
> was given the 9 stones, and they played for maximum territory  
> (obviously
> it doesn't make sense to play for a win) would the handicapped player
> be able to hold some territory at the end of the game?

This is the same as asking if it's possible to make a living group,  
which is obviously possible by invading at 3-3. He'll get at least  
two of those. But I wouldn't be surprised if he could do better.

Mark
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