The Art of 9 × 9 Go

Superhuman Edition

Contents

  1.       COVER i
  2.       PREFACE i
  3.       CONTENTS iii


    4. PART ONE
     An Introduction to 9 × 9 Go

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  4. 1. Fundamental Concepts 1
    1. The Rules 1
    2. The Nature 3
    3. Notations 5
    4. Meta-Strategy 7
  5. 2. The Opeining 9
    1. Unusual Moves 11
    2. San-san 13
    3. Komoku 15
    4. Mokuhazushi 17
    5. Takamoku 19
    6. Hoshi 21
    7. Tengen 23
  6. 3. Basic Strategy and Tactics 25
    1. Installation 27
    2. Extension 29
    3. Approach 31
    4. Invasion 33
    5. Operation 35
    6. Killing 37
    7. Divine Move 39


    7. PART TWO
     The Principles of 9 × 9 Go

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  7. 4. The Elements of 9 × 9 Go 41
    1. Board Reading 43
    2. Visualization 45
    3. Evaluation 47
    4. Relearning 49
    5. A Good Move at the Opening 51
  8. 5. Superhuman Review 53
    1. The Verified Superhuman AIs 53
    2. Go Seigen and Ma Xioachun 63
    3. Cho Chikun and Cho Hunyun 73
    4. Satoshi Yuki and Yuta Iyama 83
    5. KataTest the Invincible 93
  9. Final Thoughts 99
    1. Repository 101
    2. About the Author 103
    3. Credits and Licenses 105
    4. Convert SGF to WGo Object 109
    5. Game Algorithms 111
    6. Board Reading 113