Blueberry comments on Play for a Cause - Less Wrong

7 Post author: brian_jaress 28 January 2010 08:52PM

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Comment author: Blueberry 28 January 2010 11:32:40PM 0 points [-]

Since you're above the level of any commercial Go program, why would Advanced Go be any different than regular Go?

Comment author: Morendil 29 January 2010 07:40:20PM 1 point [-]

You would never get ladders wrong. You would count yose plays accurately.

Comment author: Blueberry 29 January 2010 07:48:52PM 1 point [-]

So the actual computer Go program isn't the advantage then: the advantage comes from having paper and pen, or a sample board, to try out different sequences? This strikes me as a little different in spirit from Advanced Chess, where the computer actually is a really good player. It's more like Postal Chess.

Comment author: Peter_de_Blanc 29 January 2010 12:33:23AM 1 point [-]

Having a joseki database would make a difference.

Comment author: Blueberry 29 January 2010 06:49:00PM 0 points [-]

Then would a book on joseki, or other Go books, be allowed? I think I'd prefer them (or access to Sensei's Library) to a computer program.