Re: [gnugo-devel] Pattern EJ72

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> Lately, I've run quite a lot of twogtp matches and I very often noticed
> the (in most of the cases, bad) effect of the above mentioned pattern.
> Because of its J classification, Gnu Go never plays the joseki :
> 
> |.........
> |...X.....
> |.....O...
> |...X....*
> |.....O.X.
> |.........
> |.........
> +---------

This is often the best way to play but I've never been tempted
to add this Joseki for fear GNU Go might get ripped up after O.

> I also saw Gnu Go play that jump in following position :
> 
> |.....*....
> |...X......
> |.....O....
> |...X....O.
> |.....O.X.O
> |..........
> |..........
> +----------
> 
> while there was clearly more urgent moves to play elsewhere on the board.

Then the pattern should be made less general. What we don't want
is for O to tenuki in the first position.

Dan