Widest Path / MasterGo

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Here is the widest path for the complete MasterGo database. The widest path consists of the most common starting move, followed by the most common follow-up to that move, etcetera. Note that the MasterGo database contains mostly games from the 1990s. Note also that MasterGo looks at all games in which the given position was present, irrespective of the order of moves to get there, and that it when necessary will turn or flip the board to get there. - Andre Engels

evpsych Thanks for posting this. Is the widest path the same as the best path in practice? If not, how would the best path differ? Which moves win the most?

Charles Matthews This is information about fashion, mostly. For an ambitious pro the choice is something like this: be an 'early adopter' of the patterns that are currently most prominent, or instead come up with your own research. I don't think either of these is really recommended for those just learning.

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MasterGo widest path move 1-10

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MasterGo widest path move 11-19

The smallest path ends at black 19. Follow-ups are white e (played by Yu Chae-hyeong against An Tal-hun in the Korean promotion tournament 1998) and white f (Nakazawa Ayako against Chinen Kaori in the 1997 women's Honinbo semifinals).


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