Underused AlphaGo Fuseki?

Gomoto · #1

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Underused? What is your opinion?

Gomoto · #2

Some pro game examples with a similar start position:

(To be clear, the only 3 pro games in my database with this starting position ;-)

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Gomoto · #3

ELF is not fond of this position for black:

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But the picture is changing when we take a few steps deeper into the fuseki.

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Gomoto · #4

I am looking forward to give this one a try

Gomoto · #5

... Problem is nobody allows me to play this.

Luckily most of the time my opponents botch their fuseki while trying to prevent it.

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