I agree with your exposition of search as it applies to chess, but I think there is a qualitative difference in Go.
In chess, evaluators can see clear progress, in the form of material balance and statically determined positional factors, so each additional ply gives you more opportunity to see progress. Until Go evaluators give similarly strong and reliable signals, search will be a very much weaker tool. _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
