Re: [gnugo-devel] clown tengen mane go

[Gunnar Farnebäck]

Wolfgang wrote:
> a. the ladder idea. this sounds very interesting. unfortunately i
> didnt find a good solution. if you run the two ladders on one
> diagonal, then the stone at tengen is very well placed.

I think colliding ladders are only on alternative to playing tengen to
stop white from mirroring.

> b. superko rule + kos's
> 
> in principle
> if you play superko
> and
> if you have a double ko seki
> and
> if you dont have any ko threats
> then
> whoever starts the ko will lose everything

You don't need to involve a double ko seki for this to work. Four
basic kos should be enough.

/Gunnar