Commentary by fan hui go expert analysis by gu li and zhou ruiyang translated by lucas baker, thomas hubert, and thore graepel renewal lee sedols triumph in the fourth game attracted a surge of interest in the match throughout the world. In alphago to zero, redmond and garlock use the power of the epub platform to take an indepth look at the march 2016 showdown between alphago and lee sedol 9p. The quality of the commentary during the match was very high and accessible even to a kyu level player. This go commentary book is special in that it provides detailed explanations as well as comments on lee. Alphago beats lee sedol again in match 2 of 5 hacker news. What is unique about this match is that lee sedol will start as black with two stones on the board, while white will have sente and the 7.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The match that changed the world of go yuan zhou, william. The game started at 1pm seoul, south koreatime on thursday, march 10th. Well be live in the studio to answer questions from. Koreas lee sedol formed the 21st centurys first international rivalry, contesting the status of unofficial worlds strongest. This book is really interesting to read because it is written in such detail. Lee isnt a martyr, and move 37 wasnt the moment where the machines began their inexorable rise to power over our lesser minds. You can find book commentaries in magazines and online. This book not only goes into lee sedols thought on go strategy and his. Why did alphago resign in the 4th match against lee sedol. They not only had clear dominance over all of their contemporaries for decades, but also made significant contribution towards the strategic and tact. I had watched michael redmonds commentary live when they were played, but this goes much more indepth into the important moments, and has the benefit of months of analysis after the fact we can now see that move 78 wasnt miraculous at all, and alphago still should have won if it hadnt bungled move 79. Korean commentary from deepminds alphago vs lee sedol. The extra thickness of these stones enhances the gaming experience.
Lee sedol vs alphago move 37 reactions and analysis. But the bulk of this book is just 8 games, so despite the extensiveness of the commentary i am pretty confident that i will actually read through all of them. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Redmond and garlock release alphago to zero american go e. What impressed me the most was the followup email contact that took place after the purchase to make sure all was going well. It is the story of the rivalry and friendship between lee sedol and gu li. A very thorough, precise treatment of lee sedols most important games through. How was lee sedol selected to play against alphago. Reporting from south korea on alphagos matches against go genius lee sedol over the past week and a half has been intense and fascinating. Go seigens complete games chinese, 8 books post image. A no result occurred in one match, which was the result of a rare quadruple ko position. Even the western media, including cnn and the bbc, came to conduct reports. It is the story of the rivalry and friendship between lee sedol and gu li, their relentless struggle to become the best, and an explication of the secrets of go hidden within their games. During the five game match between alphago and lee sedol, i posted my thoughts after each game to facebook.
People seemed to like them, so im collecting them here for posterity. This channel was generated automatically by youtubes video discovery system. The side stories interspersed throughout the games about lee sedols childhood are also quite interesting to read about. Alphago doesnt show deep understanding of why a move is played, or the farreaching effects of a move. Redmond and garlock release alphago to zero american. Redmond right and garlock commenting alphago vs lee sedol 9p game 1. Lee sedol vs alphago move 37 reactions and analysis youtube.
This books target audience is englishspeaking go players surprise. Lee sedol 9p match on twitch at 7p edt on thursday, march 12. As of january 2019, the two players have officially played each other in 51 games. Before the series began, the 17time world champion believed he would win the series 41, or 50. I have not encountered many companies that reach out to their customers in the way that go game guru does. Theyll also discuss their experience doing the commentary on the historic match and take viewer questions. This is one of the finest go books available on the market today. Relentless is a book from the gogameguru team that gives indepth commentary on the 2014 jubango games between lee sedol 9p and gu li 9p, plus briefer commentary on their other official games. Technical analysis is by an younggil 8p, text by david ormerod 5d and typesetting assistance by josh hoak. Lee sedol vs alphago live commentary the official aga youtube channel.
This book, which contains three minutely analysed go games by. Relentless this book contains analysis of 48 games between two of the top go players of the early 21st century, but it is not just another book of game commentaries. Relentless is a book from the gogameguru team that gives indepth commentary on the 2014 jubango games between lee sedol 9p and gu. Lee sedol is more impressive in that hes been a worldclass go player for much longer. However, what i like most about this book are the quotes under each figure about lee sedols thoughts pertaining to that point in time in the game.
Yoon youngsun 8p on the korean edition of the book german go magazine 2011, edition 5. For me it is very exciting to read the elaborate commentaries given by lee sedol himself. A very thorough, precise treatment of lee sedol s most important games through. Alphagos battle with lee sedol is something ill never. As of february 2016, he ranked second in international titles 18, behind only lee changho 21. Reactions from lee sedol, reactions from alphago team, reactions from commentators, analysis on move 37. While perhaps not strictly necessary, they liven up the book and give it some added character. This book contains analysis of 48 games between two of the top go players of the early 21st century, but it is not just another book of game commentaries. This book is a commentary on 3 significant games played by lee sedol 9p. Since the 2016 alphago lee sedol match, redmond and garlock have released a popular series of alphago videos and game commentaries on the american go associations youtube channel. Commentaries tend to be more direct and express the commentators views regarding the book. Sedol couldnt quite follow in the recalculation of the areas. It is the story of the rivalry and friendship between lee sedol and gu li, their relentless strug. The commentary is extremely thorough and insightful.
The game commentaries include clickable diagrams and redmonds. Googles deepmind wins historic go contest 41 wired uk. Why the final game between alphago and lee sedol is such a. Google deepminds alphago program has beaten go champion lee sedol in its second of five matches. It is the story of the rivalry and friendship between lee sedol and gu li, their relentless struggle to become the best. Lee sedol is having a match against handol a korean go ai on the 1820th, one match a day. Twenty years from now, if ke jie is as dominant as lee sedol is now, then hed be a good pick then. Now that i glance at my bookshelf, the books i want to reread occasionally. Its been brought to my attention that another redditor recently shared a pdf version of our book relentless with rbaduk, and i was asked to clarify what the situation is with regards to the license for the text as with most of the content on our website, relentless was licensed under this creative commons license so that the content could be translated, used by teachers or as. But dont weep for lee sedol in his defeat, or for humanity.
But its not a deep search, its a very broad search, and very complicated evaluation function. I thought it was pretty telling that the excerpt was 50 pages of commentary and i read through all of it, and played through every variation, without ever losing interest or my eyes. Commented games by lee sedol iiii this is a slightly exhausting set of commentaries, three games per book. A longtime popular tv commentator in japan in 2000 he won the tv program producer society prize redmond teamed up with chris garlock to provide the englishlanguage live video commentary for the historic 2016 match between lee sedol 9p and the alphago ai, as well as the subsequent series of alphago commentaries on the agas youtube. For each loss, his handicap will increase by 1 stone each upto a possible 4 on the last game. This is one of the finest go books available on the. Both lee changho and lee sedol are considered to be kasparov and karpov of professional go scene. Zhou gives detailed commentaries on the five game match between the. His daughter looked at him inquisitively, as if this was the first time she had accompanied her father to an official match. I like the personal view and thegameisnotalwaysperfect humility. The game commentary is extremely detailed and you get to hear lee. Zhou presents the game analyses using his typical clear and lucid style, explaining the reasons behind the moves and providing diagrams for difficult variations.
What are the consensus great game commentaries in english. When 30 down, lee managed to inflict one consolation victory against the alphago software. I also really like the way lee sedol 9p and his sister she helped him write the book included commentary about his emotional state and thoughts during the games, as well as some anecdotes about his life. The software won a closely watched showdown against human go champion lee sedol on tuesday, four games to one. The first part is the more literal answer, which is that when alphago calculates the probability of it winning at below 10%, it resigns out of deference to the human player. Same as in chess alphago learned the easy thing, that the center is more important than the corners, something lee forgot during the game. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Relentless lee sedol vs gu li intermediate go books. Today, in the final game, he hopes to regain far more. Alphago may not have a nuanced enough understanding of the value of sente having the initiative. This book is a commentary of 3 significant games played by lee sedol 9p.
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