I think #AlphaGo is teaching the value of settling the position on your own terms quickly.
Crazy and crucial double hane, Ke Jie spending a lot of time on it
Still wondering what Ke Jie gave up for the lower left corner, must be something pretty big...
I feel like I should be eating popcorn
@upside can you unpack this board state for a non-player?
@DialMforMara The players are now in ko, where they are both trying to avoid "repeating the board position" (which is illegal). But because they *want* to repeat the board position to gain an advantage, they have to play forcing moves elsewhere first, and come back.
It gets complicated because the forcing moves have to be worth more than "ending the ko," which either player can choose for a loss.
@DialMforMara Ko changes the character of the game completely, where players are fighting to see who can threaten each other better, instead of trying to win territory. The board can get really wacky looking after a #ko.
@DialMforMara @upside I feel like I should learn Go just so I can understand how Alpha Go is messing with the world's top tier players.
@upside So now they're trying to psych each other out?