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Subject: Re: About Go

Author: Georg v. Zimmermann

Date: 05:27:09 12/02/02

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On December 01, 2002 at 07:26:37, jefkaan wrote:

>On November 28, 2002 at 08:28:41, Daniel Clausen wrote:
>
>>Obviously the proper question to ask would have been "Who wins a 2x2 game of Go
>>with ruleset XYZ". :)
>
>maybe, but i suspect 2x2 Go is humbug;

yes

> smallest conventional
>Go variant is 9x9

yes

(eg program Igowin); also i suspect
>that the best computer program in this variant would
>be able do outplay the strongest human.

no way. strong humans can even win with handicap (!) on 9x9

>Its only when the board gets larger, 13x13, and especially
>19x19 that the (programming) problems start.

no. (see above)



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