This is great, didn't know there was a computer Go mailing list ! I am at the moment planning on paying some money to attend programming courses in basic langu

This is great, didn't know there was a computer Go mailing list ! I am at the moment planning on paying some money to attend programming courses in basic languages like Python, Ruby and C++ in Singapore and start hacking a GO AI prototype. My idea is to build one that thinks more strategically rather than just relying on brute-force search. Since Go is such a large game, there are some areas especially mid game areas where computer programs in their current form simply cannot compete with the human brain at the moment. Professional Go players use strategic thought and positional awareness in huge chunks of the game , especially mid game when they are vying for territory. My intention is to try to capture some of these professional Go player's strategic awareness and sense of positioning through software and translate this into a machine that is more "intuitive" and able to think creatively and come up with new moves and variations by itself ..