Re: [gnugo-devel] hoshi patch

[Arend Bayer]

Evan wrote:
> On Fri, 9 May 2003, Arend Bayer wrote:
>
> > You are referring to this variation:
> > +Pattern JH101
> > +
> > +---------+
> > +.........|
> > +.........|
> > +.........|
> > +...X.X...|
> > +.........|
> > +....O.O..|
> > +.........|
> > +....*.X..|
> > +.........|
> > +.........|
> > +
> > +:8,sFJ
> > +
> >
> > Did you intentionally mark this as joseki? The only joseki move I am
> > aware of is the shoulder hit on the 4th line. (Kombilo did find this move
> > in one professional game, but under very special circumstances, X 
> > threatening
> > to finish a center moyo.)
> >
> > It probably doesn't matter much, as gnugo doesn't play the iken tobi
> > beforehand at the moment, but...
>
> Ishida lists it as a minor joseki variation; Volume 3, page 141.
> It was intentional, and I added it mostly because I happened to be looking
> at that section of hoshi.sgf and saw it in the book.  It probably isn't
> particularly important for gnugo to know about the sequence, though.

Yep, it doesn't matter much. Just for the record, I think that the
comments on Dia. 4 and 5 on page 141 Vol. 3 Ishida are pretty much off
judge by today's professional practice.

Arend