[computer-go] Help!The way of situation/circumstance judgement by computer

[Stuart A. Yeates]

On 9/10/07, h.l.s.t <h.l.s.t at 163.com> wrote:
> As the theme says,I wanna some advise of how could I judge the
> situation/circumstances?Just like ,How could I know how many crosses/mu each
> player has?
>
> Appreciate for any answer.

If I understand your question correctly, you are asking how to
estimate the score of an incomplete game.

The answer is: with difficulty. Unlike chess, there is no simple,
cheap metric to estimate the score reasonably reliably. In the early
game influence metrics can be useful, late in the game measures of
surrounded territory can be useful, but know when to use which is
challenging.

The problem is made harder by issues such as seki and aji.

cheers
stuart