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Programming & Go

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Go: information is added to the system

Go is several thousand years old

yasunari kawabata

the master of go

divine move -- one nobody can see

rules of go

• 2 players, black goes first

• one move per players

• stones at intersections

• placed stones don't move

• count intersections to win

• straight line connections

• capturing stones is really hard

• must always go to a new state

scoring begins when both players pass

initial advantage from black

white gets extra points

tradeoffs

golden rules

• greed never wins

• do not rush in blindly

• be prepared when fighting

• sacrifice to gain advantage

• drop small, save big

• don't waste on the unsalvageable

• think before action

• duet with strategy

  • work with resistance to make something better

• strong walls over weak stones

  • coordinate the moves

• look for the balance and gain influence

no silver bullet

learn to play go book

— Kunal