:: Igo Hatsuyôron 120 (2015)

Table of Contents

Volume I

The Problem 7
The Solution 9
Igo Hatsuyōron 120 - Re-Evaluation by Amateurs 11
Legend 15

PART 1:   O U R   S O L U T I O N

A Summary of Our Solution 19
Stage 1 - Preparatory Works 33
      Technical Notes (I) 35
      The Main Path of Our Solution (I) 39
      Variations of Our Solution (I) 47
      Variations of Our Solution (Ib) 58
Stage 2 - The Problem's Real Problem 181
      Technical Notes (II) 183
      The Main Path of Our Solution (II) 197
      Variations of Our Solution (II) 199
Stage 3 - The Dust Settles 493
      Technical Notes (III) 495
      The Main Path of Our Solution (III) 503
      Variations of Our Solution (III) 513
      Variations of Our Solution (IIIa) – No Kikashi 513a
      Variations of Our Solution (IIIb) 513b
Acknowledgements 589
References 591
Short Biographies 595
Glossary 597

Volume II

Igo Hatsuyōron 120 - Re-Evaluation by Amateurs 707
Legend 711

PART 2:   P R O F E S S I O N A L S '   S O L U T I O N

The Professional Solution
      The Main Path of the Professional Solution 715
      Variations of the Professional Solution 723
The Evolution of Professionals' Knowledge 753

PART 3:   T H E   E V O L U T I O N   O F   A M A T E U R S '   K N O W L E D G E

The History of the Problem's Final Score (1999 - 2011) 775
The Further Evolution of Amateurs' Knowledge (2011 - 2014) 797
The Decisive Moment in the Historical Line of Play (2002 - 2007) 877
Guzumi at Top Right (2007 - 2009) 893
Various Kikashi in the Hanezeki (2007 - 2011; 2014) 909
Joachim's Ko-Semeai - Putting the Cart Before the Horse (2013 - 2015) 937
Harry's Trade – A Tribute to AlphaGo (2017) 1092a
Michael Redmond's Kikashi in the Professional Solution (2017) 1092i
How to Prevent Michael Redmond's Kikashi in the Professional Solution (2017) 1092o
KataGo's Unbelievable White Atari on the Left Side (2019) 1093a
Follow-up: KataGo's Bad Shape Move for White (2019) 1093d
KataGo's Beautiful Crosscut After the Tsuke of Yamada Shinji (2019) 1093e
KataGo's Bad Shape Move Again – Flying Below the Radar of Area Scoring (2019) 1093f
Yin and Yang (2019) 1093g

PART 4:   F U R T H E R   T O P I C S

Further Structural Elements of the Problem
      About Approach-Move Liberties (2009) 1095
      About Hanezeki (2009; 2015) 1111
      About Ko in a Semeai Between Two One-Eyed Groups (2012) 1133
Igo Hatsuyōron 120 and Go Playing Programs (2009 - 2011) 1169
Artificial Intelligence and Igo Hatsuyōron 120 (2019) 1176
Acknowledgements 1177
References 1179
Short Biographies 1183
Glossary 1185

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