A Generalized Framework for Analyzing Capturing Races in Go.
Martin Müller · 2002
Capturing races or semeai are an important element of Go strategy and tactics. We extend previous work on semeai [1] by introducing a more general framework for analyzing semeai, based on the new concepts of conditional combinatorial games and liberty count games. We show how this framework encompasses earlier concepts such as plain liberty regions and plain eye regions. Furthermore, we discuss how to use upper and lower bounds on such games in a semeai solver.