Computer Cracks 5x5 Go

gustgr writes "The American Go Association is reporting that Go for the 5x5 board has been solved by the computer program MIGOS, reports the program's creator, Erik Van Der Werk, a professor at the University of Maastricht in Holland. At about a quarter of the full-board version, 5x5 go is miniscule, similar in scale to "solving" 2X2 chess. The fact that a programmer would even consider this a noteworthy challenge is itself a remarkable testament to the game's complexity. Van Der Werk's approach is described in detail in an article at the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NOSR)."

Comments

Oh Please...

[_Potter_PLNU_]

5x5..pfft. I wrote a program that solves 1x1. I win every time.

I find it rather illogical

[Dr. Max E. Ville]

So if I solve 3x3 chess it's greater achievement than this? OK, I SOLVED IT! Solution is: you have to be a fuckin moron to play 3x3 chess! Mod me as genius.

Re:Some slashdot lore.

[rsilvergun]

What's this 'Go' you're talking about? Is it anything like chess? I typed the name into google, but all I could find was go.com, and it didn't look like a boardgame to me.... TIA.