Life In 19x19

This came up in the tanslation of commmentaries thread:

As Matt Cocke UK 5d says, Go is a topological game.

Interesting and much underused concept* - possibly because it's too hard for humans but not for AlphaGo?. I first came across it through Paul Prescott at the London Go Centre (can't remember ...

Polama:

I guess our positional judgement diverges. In the tewari variant without the sacrifice stone, I would be very happy with white.

Go is a topological game. Linking disparate groups across the board is very powerful, particularly early in the game.

sydyr:

I agree the line I showed may be sub ...

... I've said it before, and I'm apt to say it again: Go is a topological game. I can't see any alternative for my move, which connects white bits whilst disconnecting black bits. In fact, my move is so natural that I ...

... Although it deosn't appear to take immediate territory, it indirectly strengthens me whilst weakening black.

I once read that Go is largely a topological game. It's a sentiment I agree with. 64 as played ignored an obvious connection, and so feels unnatural whilst going against the topological ...