Re: [gnugo-devel] look at regress file 13x13b:6

[Evan Berggren Daniel]

Any chance you have patches for 13x13b:6 or 13x13b:8?

Evan Daniel


On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, kevin yong wrote:

>
> Hi, Evan:
>   I did some work on 13x13:74.
>   Problem: gnugo should move at G10, not G7.
>   From the ?show_dragons()? report, I notice that
> there is no attack/defend point produce either for
> worm G11 at make_worms() stage, or for dragon J12
> (including worm G11) at make_dragons() stage.
> Especially, not identify G10 as such a point for worm
> G11 or for dragon J12. I think it?s hard to say there
> is something much wrong with these, because worm
> G11/dragon J12 is NOT under threat.
> Of cause, shapes() analysis recoganized G10 as
> strategic effects on dragon M12, and some values
> assigned to it. I think it?s hard to say there is
> something much wrong with these either.
> My point is: the issue for this case is not about
> something wrong with the current code, but about need
> to add another new section of analysis. This new
> analysis is: gnugo needs think at least one more step
> deep.
> What I mean is: currently, gnugo only think what?s the
> best move for the current-color (of course, with some
> multi-step reading regarding this move), without
> thinking what?s the next best move for the
> opponent-color;
>
>   I did another test: after B move at G7 (step 33), I
> let gnugo think for W move step 34. It choose F5. it
> did not give value to G10.
>
> As human player, why do we think G10 is move value
> than G7? Because if B move at G7, W will move G10, and
> have fairly good chance to break through. If B do move
> at G10, then it secure the situation.
>
> So, regarding this specific case, gnugo need
> improvements on two fronts:
> 1.    as if it think for W to move step-34, it should
> choose G10 (that?s originally why we think G10 is
> important for B to move);
> 2.    so, at the stage when gnugo think for B to move
> step-33, it should look at one step deeper: what?s the
> next best move for W, if B move at G7. it should found
> B would best move at G10, and may break through. Then
> prune back to step-33 the best move for B is also G10.
>
> kevin.
>
>
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