Solving Go on small Boards
Keywords: Theory, Software
Solving 5x5 Go
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http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/21/2356235&tid=208&tid=14
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http://erikvanderwerf.tengen.nl/
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http://brooklyngoclub.org/jc/go2by2.html Results of games up to 2x2
The used rules for solving differ, see:
Static analysis of life/death:
"Pass-alive Go"
What is smallest number of stones needed for a pass-alive (unconditional) whole board win? Complete list of solutions for 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 boardsizes
Go Variants
The Variant Atari Go
A Variant called "Mathematical Go"
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http://londerings.sourceforge.net/
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Go solver for tiny boards "Solves Mathematical Go by using brute force for small boards" (in Python,c++), these have been solved and verified:
- win for black: 2x2, 3x1, 3x2, 3x3, 4x1, 4x2, 4x3, 4x4, 5x1, 5x2, 5x3, 6x2, 6x3, 7x1
- win for white: 1x1, 2x1, 6x1
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http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=27388&release_id=42828
- For rules see:
http://brooklyngoclub.org/jc/rulesgo.html
See also:
Rules of Go
Small board Go
Different Sized Boards
5x5 Board
Mathematical vs Metaphorical Understanding