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Subject: Re: OT: 5x5 GO IS SOLVED

Author: Tord Romstad

Date: 04:46:21 02/22/05

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On February 21, 2005 at 22:31:48, Pallav Nawani wrote:

>I don't know anything about go, but is the 5x5 variant that was solved commonly
>used in tournaments?

No, it is not.  The normal board size is 19x19.  13x13 and 9x9 boards are used
when teaching beginners, and occasionally in tournaments. I have never seen
anybody use boards smaller than 9x9, and playing on a 5x5 board would not be
interesting at all.

>If not, then it is like saying 2x2 chess is solved!

Almost.  You can't play chess on a 2x2 board, because it is not possible
to put the kings sufficiently far apart. ;-)

Tord



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