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There is only one way to fix chess and it's called Go. Of course, this isn't exactly chess anymore but like any design decision there are no perf- Wait a minu

There is only one way to fix chess and it's called Go. Of course, this isn't exactly chess anymore but like any design decision there are no perf- Wait a minute, Go is perfect. If we forget about ko rules.

antris 5y ago
What's wrong with ko rules? I think it's a simple rule and ko fights are an interesting part of go.
- platz 5y ago
  excepting some crazy multi step ko that is possible in theory, it never happens in practice. There is nothing wrong with ko, it adds depth to the game. maybe they dont like ko becauase they have a weakness in their play and cant take advantage of them or defend against them. if you give your opponent a lot of ko threats they will end up winning most kos.
- tromp 5y ago
  Some ko rules only address a subset of repeating positions, and still allow for infinitely long games (sometimes ruling those as a no-result requiring the game to be played over). The so-called superko rule simply states that no previous position can be repeated, which seems preferable.
mwattsun 5y ago
I was really impressed by "AlphaGo - The Movie", despite not knowing much about Go, because the way they told the story, people from the Asian countries were so sure their champion would win a Go tournament against a computer, that were stunned into a new consciousness about artificial intelligence when the computer won. This started an arms race in AI is what I gather. Edit: Full movie for free on YouTube: AlphaGo - The Movie | Full award-winning documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuK6gekU1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuK6gekU1Y
- tasuki 5y ago
  I'm from Europe and was also sure the human would win. The only thing that prevented me from losing a bunch of money on prediction markets was logistics.
- antris 5y ago
  That's a great documentary in general. Recommended for everyone :)
otabdeveloper4 5y ago
Respectfully disagree.

antris 5y ago

What's wrong with ko rules? I think it's a simple rule and ko fights are an interesting part of go.

platz 5y ago
excepting some crazy multi step ko that is possible in theory, it never happens in practice. There is nothing wrong with ko, it adds depth to the game. maybe they dont like ko becauase they have a weakness in their play and cant take advantage of them or defend against them. if you give your opponent a lot of ko threats they will end up winning most kos.
tromp 5y ago
Some ko rules only address a subset of repeating positions, and still allow for infinitely long games (sometimes ruling those as a no-result requiring the game to be played over). The so-called superko rule simply states that no previous position can be repeated, which seems preferable.

mwattsun 5y ago

I was really impressed by "AlphaGo - The Movie", despite not knowing much about Go, because the way they told the story, people from the Asian countries were so sure their champion would win a Go tournament against a computer, that were stunned into a new consciousness about artificial intelligence when the computer won. This started an arms race in AI is what I gather. Edit: Full movie for free on YouTube: AlphaGo - The Movie | Full award-winning documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuK6gekU1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuK6gekU1Y

tasuki 5y ago
I'm from Europe and was also sure the human would win. The only thing that prevented me from losing a bunch of money on prediction markets was logistics.
antris 5y ago
That's a great documentary in general. Recommended for everyone :)

otabdeveloper4 5y ago

Respectfully disagree.