oddities

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This is a page for problems that are no "typical" go problems.

wms's Dame-Seki Challenge
Be the first to find a seki that breaks KGS's algorithm - or prove that there is no solution. (Purely a Go question - does not require knowledge of KGS or computer algorithms.)
Maximum Number Of Live Groups
How many live groups can there be on a go board?

George Caplan 31 two eyed groups are possible, 42 one eyed groups are possible and 129 alive in seki groups are possible.

Morten: I am not sure that is correct. Please read Maximum Number Of Live Groups or provide some justifaction for your statement..

George Caplan I am not sure either, but my source is "Harry Fearnley's Wierd Go Problems" which is linked on the AGA website under "Problems".

Shape game
Is it possible to live on a completly surrounded board?
Entire Board Territory Problem
How many stones does it take to claim the entire board?

;Biggest Dango

Number of Possible Outcomes of a Game
Actually means different board positions not different results such as w+0.5
Possible number of go games
Same as above???
Divine Go Problem
What's the right komi? ;))
Bulky Five - Weird Cases
Moving at other points than the center. How many of them can actually be useful sometime?

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